You might not be able to control your circumstances but you can control your response to your circumstances.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEYour passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.
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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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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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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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If you cannot allow people to do their jobs, nobody with substance and creativity will work for you.
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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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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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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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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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So I think, if September 11 taught us anything, it taught us that we’re vulnerable, and vulnerable in ways that we didn’t fully understand.
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Differences can be strength rather than a handicap.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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You have to have a strong sense of your values and a strong sense of who you are, because there are a lot of events and a lot of people who will pull you in this direction or that direction.
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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.
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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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NATO is built on security, but it’s also built on values.
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History’s long arc is different than the today’s headlines.
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The quicker we get about the business of reducing our reliance on oil the 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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Every good leader is part manager and every good manager is part leader.
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The essence of America – that which really unites us – is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion – it is an idea – and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.
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