Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEBut 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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We can’t rely – or no country can rely on just a single personality to carry it forward. And so what the American founding fathers understood was that institutions were built for human imperfection not human perfection.
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Out of struggle very often comes victory.
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Most days are not overwhelmingly successful in your life. And what really marks whether you’re going to be successful is how well you deal with the bad days, not how well you deal with the good ones.
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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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The quicker we get about the business of reducing our reliance on oil the better.
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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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You can never ask others to do something you would not do. That is integrity.
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My parents elected me president of the family when I was 4. We actually had an election every year and I always won. I’m an only child, and I could count on my mother’s vote.
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People may oppose you, but when they realize you can hurt them, they’ll join your side.
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The best armor against everything around you is to be well educated, to work hard, to be twice as good as if you had to be, to do languages and culture better.
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The people of the Middle East share the desire for freedom. We have an opportunity – and an obligation – to help them turn this desire into reality.
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The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.
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NATO is built on security, but it’s also built on values.
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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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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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