Today's headlines and history's judgment are rarely the same.
Condoleezza RiceRead
Does anybody think these people were just sitting around drinking tea?
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What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of action and effort in achieving results.
Condoleezza Rice's quote suggests that significant achievements or events do not occur by mere chance or inactivity. Instead, it highlights that individuals must engage actively in their pursuits, indicating that success requires perseverance and hard work rather than idleness.
Themes
ActionEffortSuccessPursuitPerseverance
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech at a conference about leadership.
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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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For the United States, supporting international development is more than just an expression of our compassion. It is a vital investment in the free, prosperous, and peaceful international order that fundamentally serves our national interest.
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Today's headlines and history's judgment are rarely the same. If you are too attentive to the former, you will most certainly not do the hard work of securing the latter.
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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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