Condoleezza Rice

"Today’s headlines and history’s judgment are rarely the same."

- Condoleezza Rice

"The essence of America, that which really unites us, is not ethnicity or nationality or religion. It is an idea, and what an idea it is—that you can come from humble circumstances and do great things."

- Condoleezza Rice

"You can come from humble circumstances and do great things."

- Condoleezza Rice

"Today's headlines and history's judgment are rarely the same."

- Condoleezza Rice

"The essence of America—that which really unites us—is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion—it is an idea—and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things."

- Condoleezza Rice

"“The essence of America—that which really unites us—is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion—it is an idea—and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.”"

- Condoleezza Rice

"The essence of America, that which really unites us, is not ethnicity or nationality or religion. It is an idea, and what an idea it is — that you can come from humble circumstances and do great things."

- Condoleezza Rice

"We can have a new vision, one even greater than the system they gave us after World War II. Everyone can pursue happiness and freedom and peace."

- Condoleezza Rice

"Education is transformational. It changes lives. That is why people work so hard to become educated and why education has always been the key to the American Dream, the force that erases arbitrary divisions of race and class and culture and unlocks every person's God-given potential."

- Condoleezza Rice

"You might not be able to control your circumstances, but you can control your response to your circumstances."

- Condoleezza Rice

"You never cede control of your own ability to be successful to something called racism."

- Condoleezza Rice