You cannot be on one hand dedicated to peace and on the other dedicated to violence. Those two things are irreconcilable.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEOut of struggle very often comes victory.
More Condoleezza Rice Quotes
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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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We need a common enemy to unite us.
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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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People want to psychoanalyze me, but the fact is, I’m not that complicated. I’m pretty straightforward. And I’m not all that self-reflective, because I tend to be a doer.
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We’re in a new world. We’re in a world in which the possibility of terrorism, married up with technology, could make us very, very sorry that we didn’t act.
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You have to have a strong sense of your values and a strong sense of who you are, because there are a lot of events and a lot of people who will pull you in this direction or that direction.
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What you know today can affect what you do tomorrow, but not what you did yesterday.
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Human beings are not perfect. Their institutions are not perfect, but they have to keep trying. And America has to help people keep trying.
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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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I laugh almost everyday. I have a good sense of humor, so I’m always finding something funny.
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When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.
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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 hope that all of us who were fortunate enough to have benefited will put our time, our resources and our efforts into making sure that kids, particularly kids without means, have a way to achieve.
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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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Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our time.
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Race is a constant factor in American life. Yet reacting to every incident,real or imagined, is crippling, tiring, and ultimately counterproductive.
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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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Every good leader is part manager and every good manager is part leader.
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I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.
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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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Every life is capable of greatness.
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I think the word of the United States has been as good as gold in its international dealings and its agreements.
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You know, I’ve never believed, in anything, that you had to have role models who looked like you to do something. If I’d been waiting for a black, female, soviet specialist role model, I’d be still waiting.
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My mom was a teacher – I have the greatest respect for the profession – we need great teachers – not poor or mediocre ones.
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Your passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.
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We need to move beyond the idea that girls can be leaders and create the expectation that they should be leaders.
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