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" After all, when the world looks to America, they look to us because we are the most successful political and economic experiment in human history. "

" Any 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. "

" Believe it or not, I loved acid rock in college - and I still do. "

" But I want to just caution, it is not incumbent on the United States to prove that Saddam Hussein is trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction. He's already demonstrated that he's trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction. "

" But the truth of the matter is, we're an open society, we want to remain an open society, and there will continue to be vulnerability. That's why we have to meet the threats when they are not yet taking place on our territory and on our soil. "

" Does anybody think these people were just sitting around drinking tea? "

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

" Foreign policy simply cannot be judged by today's headlines that chalk up victories and defeats like so many box scores in the sports sections. "

" Frankly, as secretary of state, if somebody treats you badly because you're a woman, it's your fault - not theirs. "

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

" Hamas is a little more than an enemy of the United States. Hamas, of course, is a terrorist organization - listed by Europeans as a terrorist organization. "

" I am a professor at Stanford; I am a happy professor at Stanford. That's where I'm staying. "

" I am very fond of Jeb Bush. He's a friend; he was a terrific governor of Florida. I worked with him on some immigration and education issues. "

" I believe that while race-neutral means are preferable, it is appropriate to use race as one factor among others in achieving a diverse student body. "

" I could read music before I could read. "

" I didn't run for student council president. I don't see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I'm not particularly fond of politics. "

" I don't see myself in any way in elective office. "

" 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. "

" If I'd been a better long-term planner, I'd still be in music, as a musician someplace. So I'll take it one step at a time. "

" If it is not possible for me to go somewhere and to be willing to encounter people with different views, then I'm really not doing my job. "

" If you love Russia, you have to love Godunov. "

" I got the chance to be the secretary of state; I'm an international relations specialist. It doesn't get better than that. "

" I have enormous respect for people who do run for office. "

" I know a lot of very stable gay couples. "

" I'm actually - believe it or not, for an academic - an aural learner. "

" I'm a very happy university professor... the best thing about being a university professor is that you see young people as they're being shaped and molded toward their own future, and you have a chance to be a part of that. "

" I'm not a politician. "

" I'm quite content to spend my life helping young people find themselves. I've had my fill of politics. "

" I'm saying there is no way that I will do this, because it's really not me. I know my strengths, and governor Romney needs to find someone who wants to run with him. There are many people who will do it very, very well, and I'll support the ticket. "

" I remember, when I was 6 years old, we were having an event at school where different dolls were on display. I said that the tallest doll needed to be on the end, and my little friend said to me, 'Oh, you're just so bossy.' I remember thinking that wasn't a good thing. But I kept insisting the doll had to be on the end anyway. "

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