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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.

Condoleezza Rice

I think that the United States has always been most effective when it is leading both from power and principle.
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Country Effective Myself Power Principle Thinking
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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Education Goodness Problem Reality Yourself
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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Consistency Imagination Life Production Race Reaction Yourself
We need a common enemy to unite us.
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Enemy Ourselves Unity
If you cannot allow people to do their jobs, nobody with substance and creativity will work for you.
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Creativity Job People Work Yourself
Today’s headlines and history’s judgement are not the same.
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Day Head Judgement Media News Present
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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Help Human Institution People Perfection
When diplomacy has been exhausted, the Security Council must become involved. Questions about Iran’s nuclear activities remain unanswered, despite repeated efforts by the IAEA.
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Activity Answer Effort Involve Question Repeat Security
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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Democracy Embrace People Style Work
I was born in segregated Birmingham, Alabama. I didn’t have a white classmate till we moved to Denver.
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Born Classmate Move Myself Place White
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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Act Marriage Possible Sorry Technology Terrorism World
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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Open Ourselves Place Society Territory Threat Truth Vulnerable
Differences can be a strength.
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Difference One Liner Strength
Democracy is the most realistic way for diverse peoples to resolve their differences, and share power, and heal social divisions without violence or repression.
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Democracy Difference People Power Reality Share Violence Way
I think America is still a bright, shining city on the hill – not because we’re perfect but because we struggle in our imperfections every day.
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Bright Country Imperfection Ourselves Perfection Shine Struggle Thinking
Prejudice and bigotry are brought down…by the sheer force of determination of individuals to succeed and the refusal of a human being to let prejudice define the parameters of the possible.
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Definition Determination Force Possible Prejudice Success

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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