Today's headlines and history's judgment are rarely the same.
Condoleezza RiceRead
Differences can be a strength.
Interpretation
Embracing diversity can enhance our capabilities and perspectives.
The quote emphasizes that differences among individuals, whether they pertain to culture, opinion, or background, can serve as a source of strength rather than a hindrance. By valuing and incorporating diverse viewpoints, we can foster innovation, collaboration, and resilience in various aspects of life.
In practice
During a team meeting, to encourage team members to share their unique perspectives.
Today's headlines and history's judgment are rarely the same.
I think my father thought I might be president of the United States. I think he would've been satisfied with secretary of state. I'm a foreign policy person and to have a chance to serve my country as the nation's chief diplomat at a time of peril and consequence, that was enough.
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.
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.
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.
Does anybody think these people were just sitting around drinking tea?
So many new ideas are at first strange and horrible though ultimately valuable that a very heavy responsibility rests upon those who would prevent their dissemination.
To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.
Say just what you mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted you mean to do right.
The next time you find yourself alone in a dark alley facing the undeniables of life, don't cover them with a blanket, or ignore them with a nervous grin. Don't turn up the TV and pretend they aren't there. Instead, stand still, whisper his name, and listen. He is nearer than you think.
Man always travels along precipices... His truest obligation is to keep his balance.
I wished to tell the truth, for truth always conveys its own moral to those who are able to receive it.
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