Education is of no value and talent is worthless – unless you have an unwavering aim. Never find yourself without a compass.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEThis 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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If you are overdressed, it is a comment on them. If you are under dressed, it is a comment on you.
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America’s still a very, very powerful symbol and a very important place of leadership for the world.
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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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Human beings are not perfect. Their institutions are not perfect, but they have to keep trying. And America has to help people keep trying.
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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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I laugh almost everyday. I have a good sense of humor, so I’m always finding something funny.
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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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I find it odd that suddenly people believe the United States is this Islamophobic country. I think this is the most tolerant country in the world.
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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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I think that the United States has always been most effective when it is leading both from power and principle.
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People may oppose you, but when they realize you can hurt them, they’ll join your side.
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It is a dangerous thing to ask why someone else has been given more. It is humbling – and indeed healthy – to ask why you have been given so much.
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Truly remarkable leadership is not just about motivating others to follow, it’s about inspiring them to become leaders themselves and setting the stage for even greater opportunities for future generations.
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Your passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.
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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.
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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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What you know today can affect what you do tomorrow, but not what you did yesterday.
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We’re not going to negotiate about the terms of terrorism. You don’t negotiate about terrorism. It’s is wrong to engage in terrorism, and there isn’t anything to negotiate.
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It’s bad policy to speculate on what you’ll do if a plan fails when you’re trying to make a plan work.
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History’s long arc is different than the today’s headlines.
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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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Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.
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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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We need a common enemy to unite us.
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There’s no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service.
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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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