History’s long arc is different than the today’s headlines.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEYou 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.
More Condoleezza Rice Quotes
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Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.
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If you cannot allow people to do their jobs, nobody with substance and creativity will work for you.
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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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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.
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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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Leading in a complex world means recognizing the simple things you can do to make things better.
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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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Your passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.
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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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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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Separation of powers is a problem for foreign policy.
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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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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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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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The people of the Middle East share the desire for freedom. We have an opportunity – and an obligation – to help them turn this desire into reality.
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