“Today's headlines and history's judgment are rarely the same.” — Condoleezza Rice Quote

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

“I talked about the need for American leadership, I talked about the importance of the United States to a more peaceful world, a world that has been quite turbulent in recent years, and needs a strong American anchor.”

“Does anybody think these people were just sitting around drinking tea?”

“Frankly, as secretary of state, if somebody treats you badly because you're a woman, it's your fault - not theirs.”

“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.”

“I've been in enough positions to respect people with different views.”

“I think that if we don't get these politicians to come together we face the most predictable economic crisis in history.”

“I'm proud of my father, but my pride cannot be fully measured by that snapshot in history. Because contrary to first glance, my father's legacy comes not from his presiding over the final act in the drama of fighting for equal rights - his legacy is about setting the stage.”

“One baby is a patient baby, and waits indefinitely until its mother is ready to feed it. The other baby is an impatient baby and cries lustily, screams and kicks and makes everybody unpleasant until it is fed. Well, we know perfectly well which baby is attended to first. That is the whole history of politics.”

“That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.”

“History does not merely touch on language, but takes place in it.”