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There's no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service.

Condoleezza Rice

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Condoleezza Rice
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Academic
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Former United States Secretary Of State
Pedagogue
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Political Scientist
Politician
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Birmingham
Alabama
Condoleezza Condi Rice
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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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No American president can support an Egypt that calls into question the historic treaty between Israel and Egypt. And no American president can support an Egypt that doesn't fully recognize women's rights or the rights of religious minorities.
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I've speculated about what my life might have been like as a musician, but I'm afraid I came to the conclusion that I probably would've either been teaching piano or maybe gotten to play at Nordstrom's department store.
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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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Well, of course, all of the statistics say there are fewer eligible black men in my circle. But I've never thought of it that way. I believe that if the right person came into my life that would have been terrific.
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My job is to try to advance American foreign policy, to try to advance the president's agenda on democracy and human rights.
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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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There have been plenty of markers that show that this [Iraq] is a country that is worth the investment, because once it emerges as a country that is a stabilising factor, you will have a very different kind of Middle East.
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In light of 50 years of bondage of Eastern Europe, [invading the Soviet Union in 1948 to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons] was probably a reasonable thing to do.
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You do have to keep in mind as you're going through extraordinarily difficult circumstances, that if you stay true, true to your values, if you stay true to your principles, if you believe in these values, then you can work in that context to right policies that may not be working.
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Every good leader is part manager and every good manager is part leader.
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First, I wanted to answer the question I'm most frequently asked: How did you become who you are? Well, you had to know John and Angelena Rice.
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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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We have our differences with Russia. And some of those differences produce conflict. But by no means is this the Soviet Union. We have far more areas of cooperation with Russia than we have areas of conflict.
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It's so much a part of me that it's almost hard to describe myself in the absence of [faith].
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I love to watch football.I actually really love to watch almost any competition with a score at the end.
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[In] the United States, we've always been held together by the belief that it doesn't matter where you came from. It matters where you're going.
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Today's headlines and history's judgement are not the same.
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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 don't believe for a minute anybody allowed people to suffer because they are African Americans.
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