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America’s still a very, very powerful symbol and a very important place of leadership for the world.

Condoleezza Rice

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
Leading in a complex world means recognizing the simple things you can do to make things better.
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Better Company Leadership Recognition Simplicity Yourself
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
The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.
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Integrity Leadership Right
I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.
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Believe Form Time Yourself
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
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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Education Focus Goal Talent Value Worth Yourself
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
America’s still a very, very powerful symbol and a very important place of leadership for the world.
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Important Leadership Place Powerful World
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
NATO is built on security, but it’s also built on values.
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Build Foundation Security Value
Today’s headlines and history’s judgement are not the same.
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Day Head Judgement Media News Present
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
You will make a difference in the world, but not immediately. Your first obligation is to find something you like doing, because if you like doing it, you’ll do it well.
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Difference Obligation World Yourself
History’s long arc is different than the today’s headlines.
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Day Different History News
Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our time.
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Call Defeat Greatness Human Moral Time

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