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. Condoleezza Rice More Quotes by Condoleezza Rice More Quotes From Condoleezza Rice 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. Condoleezza Rice honor country people I don't think anybody can take the word of Saddam Hussein and his regime, and certainly an American president and allies who are obligated to worry about the safety and security of our countries, cannot take the word of this dictator, who lies, pathologically lies. Condoleezza Rice country lying thinking As Americans we like to believe that we're loved in international politics or that people like what we're doing. 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But I learned a long time ago to give people the benefit of the doubt, not to assume that somebody was reacting to you because of race. Condoleezza Rice intelligent race college America is a remarkable place in that social attitudes change almost imperceptibly, and then you wake up the next day and they've changed. But they've been changing all the time. Condoleezza Rice next-day attitude america I studied piano from the age of three. My grandmother taught piano. I stayed at her house during the day while my parents worked. I obviously wanted to learn to play. And so she asked if she could teach me, and my mother said don't you think she's too young. My grandmother apparently said no. So I could read music before I could read, and I really don't remember learning to read music. So for me it's like a native language. When I look at a sheet of music, it just makes sense. 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Condoleezza Rice real country thinking What I see right now troubles me. I see a state of conflict between the foreign policy professionals and someone who says he's acting on behalf of the president but frankly I don't know if that is the case, it is troubling. It is deeply troubling. Condoleezza Rice politics This is just not a good thing. The world shouldn't get confusing messages from the United States of America. Condoleezza Rice politics The call is murky, it is really murky. I don't like for the president of the United States to mention an American citizen for investigation to a foreign leader. I think that is out of bounds. Condoleezza Rice politics We believe that students ought to be able to benefit from name, image and likeness, but you can’t decide a program until you know the legal parameters, that was the point. I think some of the commentary suggested that we didn’t really speak on this issue. I think we did speak on this issue, it’s just that we understand there’s a legal framework that has to be developed first. Condoleezza Rice latest-headlines And sometimes when something’s incomprehensible, you have to go ahead and say, ‘This is incomprehensible,’ which means it probably isn’t right. And I thought that in the report, we were pretty clear, that we think the framework doesn’t work. Condoleezza Rice latest-headlines If you were not in a position of authority on September 11, you have no idea the pressures that we faced to try and make sure that this country wasn’t attacked again. Condoleezza Rice politics If you were not in a position of authority on September 11th, you have no idea the pressures that we faced to try and make sure that this country wasn’t attacked again. Condoleezza Rice politics It is time for coaches, athletic directors, University Presidents, Boards of Trustees, the NCAA leadership and staff, apparel companies, agents, pre-collegiate coaches – and yes, parents and athletes – to accept their culpability in getting us to where we are today. Condoleezza Rice latest-headlines Vladimir Putin is out there talking about his nuclear missiles and we should just say, first of all, nobody has ever said American missile defenses could knock down thousands of Russian missiles—I told him that myself, personally, when I was secretary of state, that missile defense is aimed at Iran or North Korea—not Russia. Condoleezza Rice latest-headlines I actually think sanctions against Putin and his inner circle are very effective. Sanctions saying this person can’t travel, this person can’t visit—you have to realize, the reach of the United States is very broad, so when you’re listed by the United States, it really has an effect on what you can and cannot do. Condoleezza Rice latest-headlines
