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" When people don't have a hopeful vision before them or the possible resolution of their difficulties by peaceful means, then they can be attracted to violence and to separatism. "

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" Now, al Qaeda's on the run. Afghanistan is no longer a base of operations. The Afghan government is a friendly government that is trying to bring democracy to its people. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It is high time that the international community tell Saddam Hussein and his regime that this is not an issue of negotiation with the U.N. about obligations that they undertook in 1991. "

" 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. "

" What you know today can affect what you do tomorrow. But what you know today cannot affect what you did yesterday. "

" When I talk to students - and I still think of myself more than anything as a kind of professor on leave - they say, 'Well, how do I get to do what you do?'... And I say, 'Well, you have to start out by being a failed piano major.' And my point to them is don't try to have a 10-year plan. Find the next thing that interests you and follow that. "

" Our policies toward Iraq simply are to protect the region and to protect Iraq's people and neighbors. "

" My dad was not someone who you would strike with a billy club and he wouldn't strike back. It just wasn't in him. "

" 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. "

" When you're doing collaborative music, the relationship that forms is a very bonding kind of experience. "

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

" 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. "

Condoleezza Rice

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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. "

" We are not race blind. Of course we still have racial tensions in this country. But the United States of America has made enormous progress in race relations, and it is still the best place on Earth to be a minority. "

" 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. "

" There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the 9/11 attacks. "

" There isn't a doubt that Iran constitutes the single most important single-country strategic challenge to the United States and to the kind of Middle East that we want to see. "

" I think Americans are not guilty for 9/11; I think President Bush is not guilty for 9/11. "

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

" 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. "

" The people of the Middle East share the desire for freedom. We have an opportunity - and an obligation - to help them turn this desire into reality. "

" I'm not a politician. "

Condoleezza Rice

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" 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. "

" My father joined our party because the Democrats in Jim Crow Alabama of 1952 would not register him to vote. The Republicans did. "

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

" I wish someone had put a golf club in my hands, not skates on my feet. It is a really great game for business. It's a great game for making connections. "

" We've been a country that's been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not have serious attacks on our territory for most of our history. And we were unfortunately reminded in a very devastating way of our vulnerability. "