There are some places that have had real quarrels with the United States' policies, but I think the country is very well-respected worldwide.
Condoleezza RiceAny time you have a situation in which you are calling for more time rather than calling for Iraq to immediately comply, it plays into the hands of Saddam Hussein.
Condoleezza RiceI love to watch football.I actually really love to watch almost any competition with a score at the end.
Condoleezza RiceThe best armor against everything around you is to be well educated, to work hard, to be twice as good as if you had to be, to do languages and culture better.
Condoleezza RiceThe American Founding Fathers gave us courts, independent jurists. They left room for civil society, which meant that citizens could directly associate in order to bring pressure on their governments. And they gave us a free press. They understood that you might have in the presidency someone who wanted to arrogate power into themselves. And they believed that was dangerous, having just experienced King George. And so they built a balanced system.
Condoleezza Rice