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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEThere 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.
More Condoleezza Rice Quotes
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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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Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.
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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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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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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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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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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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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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Education is of no value and talent is worthless – unless you have an unwavering aim. Never find yourself without a compass.
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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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We need a common enemy to unite us.
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Out of struggle very often comes victory.
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What you know today can affect what you do tomorrow, but not what you did yesterday.
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In the United States, we’ve always been held together by the belief that it doesn’t matter where you came from. It matters where you’re going.
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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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