Condoleezza Rice

The Iranian people have a proud past. They merit a great future.

— Condoleezza Rice

It has been hard to muster the resources to support fledgling democracies and to intervene on behalf of the most desperate. The…

— Condoleezza Rice

We can't live true to our set of values unless American educational system is strong. I really believe that if we don't…

— Condoleezza Rice

I remember at the time of 9/11 that there were women who went out of their way to escort Muslim women to…

— Condoleezza Rice

The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.

— Condoleezza Rice

A lot is being done to bring additional protective measures, particularly the critical infrastructure locations around the United States, ... There is…

— Condoleezza Rice

You cannot be on one hand dedicated to peace and on the other dedicated to violence. Those two things are irreconcilable.

— Condoleezza Rice

I'm not personally fearful, but I look out, and there are a number of things that concern me, and I'm hopeful that…

— Condoleezza Rice

[I'm] very fortunate and blessed person who still has a lot of living to do.

— Condoleezza Rice

Football is like war. It's about taking territory.

— Condoleezza Rice

I think there are plenty of men out there who are capable and accomplished in their own realm. You don't have to…

— Condoleezza Rice

I've always said as a political scientist that "culture" is what we use when we can't explain things. I think it's more…

— Condoleezza Rice

I believed Afghanistan was always going to be hard. It's the fifth poorest country in the world. And when you fly over…

— Condoleezza Rice

I'm very glad my mother didn't let me quit piano lessons at age 10. She said I wasn't old enough or good…

— Condoleezza Rice

The idea the president of the United States was warned that Al-Qaeda was going to attack the United States and did nothing…

— Condoleezza Rice

“But in the final analysis it doesn’t matter whether they were Christian believers, Deists, or atheists: Their intention was to create a…

— Condoleezza Rice

If the strong exploit the weak, democracy will not be stable.

— Condoleezza Rice

Our effort to build stability through authoritarians in the Middle East for 60 years had given us neither democracy nor stability.

— Condoleezza Rice

I was born in segregated Birmingham, Alabama. I didn't have a white classmate till we moved to Denver.

— Condoleezza Rice

I think it goes back to whether or not race and class - that is, race and poverty - is not becoming…

— Condoleezza Rice

Great powers can't get tired, because the international order is not self-governing.

— Condoleezza Rice

I certainly think that the world views the United States as a place to be respected. All over the world our values…

— Condoleezza Rice

I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.

— Condoleezza Rice

I'm very proud that we stood for the proposition that no man, woman or child should ever have to live in tyranny.…

— Condoleezza Rice

It was actually fun to write [memoir], because I went back to interview people my parents had taught or who had worked…

— Condoleezza Rice