Human beings are not perfect. Their institutions are not perfect, but they have to keep trying. And America has to help people keep trying.
Condoleezza RiceOur work has only begun. In our time we have an historic opportunity to shape a global balance of power that favors freedom and that will therefore deepen and extend the peace. And I use the word power broadly, because even more important than military and indeed economic power is the power of ideas, the power of compassion, and the power of hope.
Condoleezza RiceIn America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going.
Condoleezza RiceArnold Rampersad is a really good person. A really good person. As a matter of fact, he came to Stanford when I was Provost.
Condoleezza RiceI'm a great believer in the fact that as you get to know someone, it matters not what religious background they have, or what their nationality is, or where they came from. And I think that's how Americans really do relate to each other on a personal level.
Condoleezza RiceWhen youโre young, your world is pretty limited. My parents, my family, my church dominated my world. And because Birmingham was so segregated, I didnโt really have to encounter the slings and arrows of racism on a daily basis. Obviously, from time to time I did, like when my parents took me to see Santa Claus and he wasnโt letting black children sit on his knee. But my parents tried to insulate me as much as they could.
Condoleezza Rice