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Can I be blunt? Yes. Can I be diplomatic? Yes. Can I concoct a mixture of vinegar and honey when the circumstances warrant? Yes.

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Susan Rice
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 17
Diplomat
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United States Ambassador To The United Nations
Washington
District of Columbia
Susan Elizabeth Rice
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Well, I think by any expectation South Africa has come a tremendously long way. We've seen a society that many people thought couldn't withstand a peaceful transition to democracy without a great deal of violence, in fact, make that transition and do it in relative peace and security.
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President Obama is perhaps the smartest person I've ever worked with.
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There is not an inherent contradiction between a Ukraine that has longstanding historic and cultural ties to Russia, and a modern Ukraine that wants to integrate more closely with Europe.
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There are no cookie-cutter solutions that you can apply from one circumstance to another. They're different. Our interests, as implicated, are different. The tools we have at our disposal are different.
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I have great ambitions for when I get out of government. I will watch a broader range of stuff.
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I'm not watching any TV shows, frankly.
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I have to separate my personal concerns from my professional responsibilities.
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President Obama is an extraordinary person to work with and for.
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Americans understand that our security is enhanced when the United States is trusted and respected in the world.
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I have been to Libya and walked the streets of Benghazi myself.
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We know that weapons, heavy weapons continue to flow across the border from Russia into Ukraine. And we have now, in recent days, indications that Russians - Russian military units themselves have, on occasion, fired into Ukraine.
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Thirty years ago, about 80% of a company's assets resided in its plant and equipment, with 20% in the knowledge of its people. Today, the reverse is true. The knowledge of our staff is our principal asset
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South Africa's increasingly, for example, the largest foreign investor in various other parts of Africa.
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I was conscious of the fact that it could be to my disadvantage to marry a white guy - that some folks would hold that against me.
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I am very aware of being black and female because that's what I am.
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Since I've had a career, my hair has been more or less professional.
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Well, Nigeria has played a constructive role in peacekeeping in various parts of West Africa. But unless and until Nigeria itself is democratic and respects human rights, it too may well be a source of much greater instability as political repression limits the ability of the people of Nigeria to achieve their full potential.
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Once you've learned to study in a bathing suit on the grass with muscled men throwing frisbees over your head, you can accomplish almost anything.
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It may not be what you would've chosen, but we all have a responsibility to be active citizens and shape our system and our future.
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Governing is different than campaigning, and that comes with a whole different level of responsibility.
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