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" We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war. "
Condoleezza Rice
War
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Depends
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" What the United States has done is to be open to people who are fleeing tyranny, who are fleeing danger, but we have done it in a very careful way that has worked for us. "
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" Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace we are likely to see for some years to come - and we are acting to help Israelis and Palestinians seize this chance. "
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" What has always made our country special is that it doesn't matter where you come from; it matters where you're going. Our job is to make certain the pathways are open to both our boys and our girls. "
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" 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. "
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Step
Better
" Believe it or not, I loved acid rock in college - and I still do. "
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Still
Rock
" I know a lot of very stable gay couples. "
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Know
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" People notice if you are black. People notice if you are female. We are certainly not either colorblind or gender-blind in this country, so I'm not suggesting that it isn't a factor. But I think in the final analysis, people will take a look at the positions, and they'll take a look at the issues. "
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People
Look
" 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. "
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" The day has to come when it's not a surprise that a woman has a powerful position. "
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Powerful
" 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. "
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You
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" When you're doing collaborative music, the relationship that forms is a very bonding kind of experience. "
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Relationship
Music
" Football is like war. It's about taking territory. "
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Like
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" I'm quite content to spend my life helping young people find themselves. I've had my fill of politics. "
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Politics
Find
Life
" We will continue to work together in our common fight against terror. "
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" I am a professor at Stanford; I am a happy professor at Stanford. That's where I'm staying. "
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Where
Stanford
Happy
" Well, there's been plenty of ultimatums, and one thing that we better be very clear is that we can't continue to have the kind of defiance of the United Nations, the defiance of the international community that we've had. "
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Better
United Nations
Kind
" Let me let you in on a little secret. There is no such thing as an international community. There are self-maximizing, self-interested states that will push their interests as far as possible. "
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Community
Will
You
" We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq. "
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Go
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Back
" I think golf can be one of those places where we act and we hope that people act as we would like them to act all the time. "
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Think
Time
Places
" Some governments choose to cooperate with the United States in intelligence, law enforcement, or military matters. The co-operation is a two-way street. We share intelligence that has helped protect European countries from attack, helping save European lives. "
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Street
Choose
Intelligence
" There's no doubt that it's still a dangerous place, Afghanistan. The fortunate thing is that the United States was helping to provide security for Chairman Karzai. And it shows that the United States is committed to that regime. "
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Place
Security
" 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. "
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Victories
Box
Policy
" 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. "
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" We're in a new world. We're in a world in which the possibility of terrorism, married up with technology, could make us very, very sorry that we didn't act. "
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Terrorism
Sorry
Technology
" 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. "
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" There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the 9/11 attacks. "
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Bullet
Attacks
Silver
" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" There are those who would draw a sharp line between power politics and a principled foreign policy based on values. This polarized view - you are either a realist or devoted to norms and values - may be just fine in academic debate, but it is a disaster for American foreign policy. American values are universal. "
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American
View
" I'm actually - believe it or not, for an academic - an aural learner. "
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Actually
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Learner