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I laugh almost everyday. I have a good sense of humor, so I'm always finding something funny. (Condoleezza Rice)
I'm a huge proponent of exchanges, student exchanges, cultural exchanges, university exchanges. We talk a lot about public diplomacy, ... It's extremely important that we get our message out, but it's also the case that we should not have a monologue with other people. It has to be a conversation, and you can't do that without exchanges and openness. View quote
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Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our time... View quote
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As secretary of state it's been an enormous honor to represent this great country that I love so much - I have really seen that our great strengths are in the ability of people to reach their potential here. View quote
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I think that the United States has always been most effective when it is leading both from power and principle. View quote
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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. View quote
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America's still a very, very powerful symbol and a very important place of leadership for the world. View quote
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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. View quote
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The quicker we get about the business of reducing our reliance on oil the better. View quote
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I really wish that we had passed a comprehensive immigration bill because that would've really helped our country. View quote
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Everyone wants Russia to be a prosperous, democratic state that is fully integrated. (Condoleezza Rice)
The pursuit by the Iranian regime of nuclear weapons represents a direct threat to the entire international community, including to the United States and to the Persian Gulf region. View quote
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Spirituality and faith are at the core of who I am. I was born to deeply religious parents who were able to give me that rock solid foundation in the church and in my faith which really has served me so well. View quote
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It's so much a part of me that it's almost hard to describe myself in the absence of it. I know that for me it means asking for guidance, and that in the toughest times there's a personal savior that I can rely on. And I'm very grateful to my parents for giving me that. View quote
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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. View quote
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To see an African-American elected president means that this country is really finally coming full circle from the birth defect of slavery. View quote
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I think our dependence on foreign oil is a real problem, potential Achilles heel, and we have to do something about it. View quote
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Multiethnic character of America is very attractive to people. They also see a place where you get ahead, not because of where you came from, but because of where you want to go. View quote
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Hillary Clinton is somebody of great intelligence. She is somebody who really loves this country, who speaks forcefully and well for American interests and values. View quote
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We can't afford to let the international community and the world lose faith in the diplomatic track. View quote
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We still go out and elect people who we think are going to govern and better our interests. So we may not have the same confidence in the people we elect, but we still go out and elect them. (Condoleezza Rice)
Everybody in the world is capable of democratic development. Some people in the world are unlucky enough to get stuck with really bad political leadership and with really bad political institutions. View quote
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What we're hearing from everyone is that they understand that Saddam Hussein is a threat. They understand that he's been a threat for a long time. View quote
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We're in the middle of the transformation of a society that has handled its politics through repression to a society that will handle its politics through democratic institutions. View quote
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What we will not wait for is that particular nexus of terrorism, weapons of mass destruction that is extremism, and the technology to come together in a way that is harmful to the United States. View quote
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