I may not be able to work for anybody else again. I may just have to work for myself. Susan Rice More Quotes by Susan Rice More Quotes From Susan Rice We also have begun to assess with the Ukrainians the scope of their larger security assistance requirements. We have had teams out making that assessment with the Ukrainians. And we have already provided various forms of equipment and support to Ukraine. Susan Rice varioussupportteam I have great ambitions for when I get out of government. I will watch a broader range of stuff. Susan Rice governmentambitionwatches The problem is, Hamas is using force to try to extort progress on its political objectives. Susan Rice progresspoliticaltrying President Obama is perhaps the smartest person I've ever worked with. Susan Rice president-obamapersonspresident President Obama is an extraordinary person to work with and for. Susan Rice extraordinary-personpersonspresident President Obama has got the most moderate temperament. Susan Rice president-obamatemperamentpresident Be who you are. If you spend all of your time worrying about how people view you, you will not be either faithful to yourself or effective in what you're trying to do. Susan Rice viewsworrypeople I'm sort of in this rhythm where we want to make the most of the time we have, but when it's done it will be time for it to be done. Susan Rice rhythmdonewant If you're trying to get something done, there will always be people who don't want to see you get something done, or who have a stake in the status quo. And if they approach that through ad hominem criticism of you, you've got to have enough confidence and thickness of skin to be able to endure. Susan Rice skinscriticismpeople President Obama is funny, he's thoughtful, he's challenging, he's fun to work with - and it's been an extraordinary privilege. Susan Rice thoughtfulchallengesfun The United States really only accounts for about 3 percent of the economic engagement with Russia. Europe is 40 percent, and so Europe's contribution to this pressure is far more than symbolic. It's very practical. And that's one of the many reasons why we have worked hard to remain in close coordination with our European partners. Susan Rice economicreason The Russians are clearly already engaged in a proxy war against the government of Ukraine. And that is something that we and the rest of the world have actively condemned and sanctioned Russia already heavily for, particularly the United States, as we have imposed now meaningful, tough sanctions in critical sectors, including the defense sector, the financial sector, and the energy sector. Susan Rice energymeaningfulwar 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. Susan Rice military We should learn to tolerate nuclear weapons of North Korea just like we did the Soviet Union. Susan Rice nuclear-weaponsnorth-koreatolerate The notion that -- which some people are trying to suggest, that by asking for the identity of an American person, that is the same as leaking it, is completely false. There's no equivalence between so-called unmasking and leaking. Susan Rice identitytryingpeople The United States of America is the leading power in the world. Our friends and our adversaries respect us in large measure because they know that we are steady. We are fact-based. We are serious. Susan Rice seriousamericafacts 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. Susan Rice cookiesdifferenttools It's in our interest to continue with the Paris Agreement and to deal with climate change as the real threat it actually is. Susan Rice parisrealagreement It is manifestly in the interest of the United States to deal with the very real threat that climate change poses. And that's why President Obama has worked so hard to reduce our own emissions and to lead internationally in forging the Paris climate agreement. Susan Rice parisrealagreement I am straight forward; I am not manipulative; I am not two-faced. And I think that that has served me well in all of my roles, particularly as a diplomat, because people knew if I said something, I meant it. If I said no, I meant no, and if I said we could make this work, we would make it work. Susan Rice twopeoplethinking
