In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEI was born in segregated Birmingham, Alabama. I didn’t have a white classmate till we moved to Denver.
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Leading in a complex world means recognizing the simple things you can do to make things better.
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It is a dangerous thing to ask why someone else has been given more. It is humbling – and indeed healthy – to ask why you have been given so much.
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You cannot be on one hand dedicated to peace and on the other dedicated to violence. Those two things are irreconcilable.
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You will make a difference in the world, but not immediately. Your first obligation is to find something you like doing, because if you like doing it, you’ll do it well.
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Every life is worthy and every life is capable of greatness. We have an obligation to make sure that opportunity for greatness is there.
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Differences can be strength rather than a handicap.
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Truly remarkable leadership is not just about motivating others to follow, it’s about inspiring them to become leaders themselves and setting the stage for even greater opportunities for future generations.
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As secretary of state it’s been an enormous honor to represent this great country that I love so much – I have really seen that our great strengths are in the ability of people to reach their potential here.
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You might not be able to control your circumstances but you can control your response to your circumstances.
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I was born in segregated Birmingham, Alabama. I didn’t have a white classmate till we moved to Denver.
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I find it odd that suddenly people believe the United States is this Islamophobic country. I think this is the most tolerant country in the world.
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If I can look at your zip code and I can tell whether you’re going to get a good education, we’ve got a real problem.
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Great leaders never accept the world as it was and always work for the world as it should be.
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I think that the United States has always been most effective when it is leading both from power and principle.
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It’s bad policy to speculate on what you’ll do if a plan fails when you’re trying to make a plan work.
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We’re not going to negotiate about the terms of terrorism. You don’t negotiate about terrorism. It’s is wrong to engage in terrorism, and there isn’t anything to negotiate.
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What you know today can affect what you do tomorrow, but not what you did yesterday.
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In the United States, we’ve always been held together by the belief that it doesn’t matter where you came from. It matters where you’re going.
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There’s no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service.
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NATO is built on security, but it’s also built on values.
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If you are overdressed, it is a comment on them. If you are under dressed, it is a comment on you.
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You can never ask others to do something you would not do. That is integrity.
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If you cannot allow people to do their jobs, nobody with substance and creativity will work for you.
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I laugh almost everyday. I have a good sense of humor, so I’m always finding something funny.
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But the truth of the matter is, we’re an open society, we want to remain an open society, and there will continue to be vulnerability. That’s why we have to meet the threats when they are not yet taking place on our territory and on our soil.
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This is the democratic process at work, What you’re seeing with this process is the Iraqi people embracing American-style democracy.
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