There is nothing better than being in a classroom with really, really brilliant students, and opening up new worlds to them. That’s what I love doing.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEI think that the United States has always been most effective when it is leading both from power and principle.
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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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The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don’t want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.
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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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Differences can be strength rather than a handicap.
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I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.
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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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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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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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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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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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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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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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Your passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.
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Out of struggle very often comes victory.
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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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