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Condoleezza Rice
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Academic
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Former United States Secretary Of State
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Political Scientist
Politician
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Birmingham
Alabama
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I'm happy and content in my life, and I chalk that up to wonderful parents and a wonderful God.
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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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When you're in government, of course, you have protection and you have people who are looking out for your wellbeing, but you can't live in a state of fear. If you do, you're not going to do your job very well and you're going to give yourself high blood pressure, which probably isn't worth it.
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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 the word of the United States has been as good as gold in its international dealings and its agreements.
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[My favorite dish to cook] is fried chicken, and by the way I'm good at it, too. I make really good fried chicken.
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When I went off to college, I was expecting to be a concert musician. In music school I heard all of these kids who were just unbelievable. And I understand that you can be very, very good, but there's something that separates very, very good from great, and I knew that I wasn't great.
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What the United States has done hasn't always been liked or popular. But if you look at some of the most populous places in the world - China, India - the United States is not only respected but, in fact, popular.
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America cannot do most of what needs to be done alone. You need friends. And we have good friends around the world. We have friends with whom we share values in Europe and Asia - thanks to the forward march of democracy - in Latin America, in Africa, and increasingly in the Middle East.
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U.S. officials never expected that 'we were going to open garages and find' weapons of mass destruction.
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Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our time...
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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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Your passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.
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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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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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At no time did I intend to, or do I believe that I did put forward false information to the American people.
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The political face of Europe is one that has said very clearly that it wants cooperation and friendship with the United States.
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I have no doubt that as the Iraqi security forces get better, and they are getting better and they are holding territory and they are doing these things with minimal help, that we are going to be able to bring down the levels of our forces. And I have no doubt that that's going to happen in a reasonable time frame.
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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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I've never really been a workaholic.
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