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I think that the United States has always been most effective when it is leading both from power and principle.

Condoleezza Rice

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
Great leaders never accept the world as it was and always work for the world as it should be.
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Acceptance Greatness Leadership Word World
Every life is capable of greatness.
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Capability Greatness Life One Liner
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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Bad Day Deal Goodness Life Success Yourself
There’s no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service.
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Challenge Greatness Public Service
When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.
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Determination Myself Willing Wrong Yourself
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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Action Complication Fact Myself People Reflection
In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going.
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Education Hard Work Yourself
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
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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Children Election Family Mom Myself Parents Vote Win
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
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
We need a common enemy to unite us.
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Enemy Ourselves Unity
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
Today’s headlines and history’s judgment are rarely the same. If you are too attentive to the former, you will most certainly not do the hard work of securing the latter.
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Attention Hard Work History Judgement Rare Security Yourself
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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Average Greatness Myself Poor Respect Teacher

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