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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEYour passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.
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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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Your passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.
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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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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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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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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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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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You cannot be on one hand dedicated to peace and on the other dedicated to violence. Those two things are irreconcilable.
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Out of struggle very often comes victory.
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When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.
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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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I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.
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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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You can never ask others to do something you would not do. That is integrity.
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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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