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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/if-you-re-trying-to-get-something-done-there-will-always-be-people/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

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## More by Susan Rice

> [Since I've had a career, my hair has been more or less professional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/since-i-ve-had-a-career-my-hair-has-been-more-or-less-professional/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

> [What I learned is that policymakers have to force consideration of actions that may not have occurred to them at the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/what-i-learned-is-that-policymakers-have-to-force-consideration-of/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

> [I've taken my knocks here and there, but I believe my intentions are good. Doesn't mean everything I do is perfectly executed or I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/i-ve-taken-my-knocks-here-and-there-but-i-believe-my-intentions-are/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

> [I'm not watching any TV shows, frankly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/i-m-not-watching-any-tv-shows-frankly/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/the-united-states-really-only-accounts-for-about-3-percent-of-the/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

> [I am very aware of being black and female because that's what I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/i-am-very-aware-of-being-black-and-female-because-that-s-what-i-am/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

> [Well, Nigeria has played a constructive role in peacekeeping in various parts of West Africa. But unless and until Nigeria itself is democratic and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/well-nigeria-has-played-a-constructive-role-in-peacekeeping-in/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

> [I'm apologetic when I feel like I've made a mistake. And when I have done a disservice to myself or someone else. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/i-m-apologetic-when-i-feel-like-i-ve-made-a-mistake-and-when-i-have/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

> [People are consuming the news that is comfortable for them, not necessarily the news that is real or that they need to know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/people-are-consuming-the-news-that-is-comfortable-for-them-not/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

> [I think it's very, very important that in foreign policy and national security decision making, as in any other realm, that there be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/i-think-it-s-very-very-important-that-in-foreign-policy-and-national/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

> [There was a hateful video that was disseminated on the internet. It had nothing to do with the United States government and it's one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/there-was-a-hateful-video-that-was-disseminated-on-the-internet-it/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/well-i-think-by-any-expectation-south-africa-has-come-a-tremendously/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

> [Can I be blunt? Yes. Can I be diplomatic? Yes. Can I concoct a mixture of vinegar and honey when the circumstances warrant? Yes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/can-i-be-blunt-yes-can-i-be-diplomatic-yes-can-i-concoct-a-mixture-of/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

> [When my son was a mere three months old, I started working at the State Department. I was not only the youngest Assistant Secretary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/when-my-son-was-a-mere-three-months-old-i-started-working-at-the/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

> [I was conscious of the fact that it could be to my disadvantage to marry a white guy - that some folks would hold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/i-was-conscious-of-the-fact-that-it-could-be-to-my-disadvantage-to/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

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