Condoleezza Rice Quotes

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Condoleezza Rice

Profession : Statesman

Birth : November 14, 1954

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.

Condoleezza Rice

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'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.

Condoleezza Rice

I talked about the need for American leadership, I talked about the importance of the United States to a more peaceful world, a world that has been quite turbulent in recent years, and needs a strong American anchor.

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We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq.

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Today's headlines and history's judgment are rarely the same.

Condoleezza Rice

What you know today can affect what you do tomorrow. But what you know today cannot affect what you did yesterday.

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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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Let me let you in on a little secret. There is no such thing as an international community. There are self-maximizing, self-interested states that will push their interests as far as possible.

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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.

Condoleezza Rice

There are those who would draw a sharp line between power politics and a principled foreign policy based on values. This polarized view - you are either a realist or devoted to norms and values - may be just fine in academic debate, but it is a disaster for American foreign policy. American values are universal.

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When you're doing collaborative music, the relationship that forms is a very bonding kind of experience.

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The day has to come when it's not a surprise that a woman has a powerful position.

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We are not race blind. Of course we still have racial tensions in this country. But the United States of America has made enormous progress in race relations, and it is still the best place on Earth to be a minority.

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There isn't a doubt that Iran constitutes the single most important single-country strategic challenge to the United States and to the kind of Middle East that we want to see.

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Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace we are likely to see for some years to come - and we are acting to help Israelis and Palestinians seize this chance.

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Football is like war. It's about taking territory.

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If I'd been a better long-term planner, I'd still be in music, as a musician someplace. So I'll take it one step at a time.

Condoleezza Rice

There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the 11 September attacks. There was nothing demonstrating or showing that something was coming in the United States. If there had been something, we would have acted on it.

Condoleezza Rice

Frankly, as secretary of state, if somebody treats you badly because you're a woman, it's your fault - not theirs.

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