Susan Rice Quotations

For the United States to recommit itself to the obligation that we undertook in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that many other states undertook, which was to work towards disarmament and the eventual elimination of nuclear weapons, is something that manifestly serves our national security interests.

With me, what you see is what you get.

I am a team player - and that is what you need to be an effective point guard. You gotta see the court, you gotta set up the play, and you gotta let others execute for the most part. I don't throw elbows for the sake of throwing elbows, but if somebody throws one at me and it's necessary to respond in kind, I suppose I can if I have to.

We've seen violent responses to 'Satanic Verses.' We've seen violent responses to the cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed in an evil way.

The kids are Job One. So, to be quite candid, if they need me, I do my utmost to make sure I'm there.

One can't erase the tremendous burden of apartheid in 10 years, 20 years, I believe, even 30 years.

Well, Nigeria has played a constructive role in peacekeeping in various parts of West Africa. But unless and until Nigeria itself is democratic and respects human rights, it too may well be a source of much greater instability as political repression limits the ability of the people of Nigeria to achieve their full potential.

There was a hateful video that was disseminated on the Internet. It had nothing to do with the United States government, and it's one that we find disgusting and reprehensible. It's been offensive to many, many people around the world. That sparked violence in various parts of the world, including violence directed against Western facilities including our embassies and consulates.

The larger picture here is that a North Korea with nuclear weapons adds to the larger proliferation risk.

Well, I think by any expectation South Africa has come a tremendously long way. We've seen a society that many people thought couldn't withstand a peaceful transition to democracy without a great deal of violence, in fact, make that transition and do it in relative peace and security.

Americans are hungry for change both at home and in our relations with the rest of the world.

I would rather be alone and a loud voice for action than be silent.

What I learned is that policymakers have to force consideration of actions that may not have occurred to them at the time.

I was conscious of the fact that it could be to my disadvantage to marry a white guy - that some folks would hold that against me.

My kids have been incredibly supportive of the work that I do. They understand why it matters.

I think most Americans understand that we went through a period in which American leadership was judged quite critically internationally.

Legislation that would withhold funding for the United Nations is fundamentally flawed in concept and practice, sets us back, is self-defeating, and doesn't work.

Our bottom line, if you want to call it a red line, president's bottom line has been that Iran will not acquire a nuclear weapon and we will take no option off the table to ensure that it does not acquire a nuclear weapon, including the military option.

We are safer if there are not nuclear arsenals around the planet that can be utilized, stolen, sold to terrorists and others who would do harm.

Americans understand that our security is enhanced when the United States is trusted and respected in the world.

I am very aware of being black and female because that's what I am.

I have been to Libya and walked the streets of Benghazi myself.

I spend every day up at the United Nations where I have to interact with 192 other countries. I know how well the United States is viewed.

Iran's economy is now shrinking by 1 percent a year. Its oil production is down 40 percent.

My hunch is, we're watching a bureaucratic slow-roll take place, but the danger is it's happening as the situation on the ground is getting worse. The administration has been in this knot of having called the situation genocide but then failing to do anything.

He is focused; he is totally focused on this preparation and on this debate, ... It is an opportunity for the American people to see that he is a strong, smart, tough leader.

Whatever happens (Monday), whether there is a signing, whether there is a partial signing of pieces of the agreement that the parties are prepared to put their names to at this point or whether there is no signing at all, we will be still experiencing tomorrow another step in the process,

reminds us of the serious continuing threat we face, and that we are not as safe as we could or should be.

That arc of conflict has created a sort of regional super failed-state that terrorists and criminals have used to base their operations and to exploit the very precious diamond resources there.

We hope this is a break in this case,

We have come a very long way in a very short period of time,

When you look at a secretary of defense who has been as forceful and effective as Donald Rumsfeld, for good or for ill, he's a tough customer,

We must be honest in acknowledging that neither Germany nor the U.S. has the luxury of assuming that we can skate by on half-measures in Afghanistan and Pakistan and not risk suffering the consequences.

I spend a lot of time travelling - both by plane and car - and my travel time is never 'down time'. Having the potential to use the phone anywhere sounds attractive. But phones can be a tyranny to the users and fellow passengers. So I'd suggest caution here.

This is a crucial time for her. There is a window of opportunity in this post-conflict era to demonstrate to the people who elected her that democracy can put bread on the table. ... If she can't deliver from here, she'll be off to a bad start.

The U.S. cannot go it alone simply when it is convenient.

She'll have to show whether she has the stuff to stand up and fight.

If we are to garner sustained U.S. domestic support for future trade agreements, we have to make sure those Americans who have suffered as a consequence of past agreements have an effective social safety net, adjustment assistance, opportunities for retraining and new job creation that enables all Americans to thrive.

In this day and age, the U.S. and Europe do not have the luxury of focusing solely on a single region.

The United States share of the African market it's very small, it's only about 8 percent.

As Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Barak have repeatedly said, the intelligence and security relationship between the United States and Israel at present is unprecedented. It has never been stronger.

We must be honest in acknowledging that neither Germany nor the U.S. has the luxury of assuming that we can skate by on half-measures in Afghanistan and Pakistan and not risk suffering the consequences.

There is not an inherent contradiction between a Ukraine that has longstanding historic and cultural ties to Russia, and a modern Ukraine that wants to integrate more closely with Europe.

Peace, prosperity, and democracy cannot endure if imposed from the outside. We should cease to make false distinctions between peacekeeping and prevention; they are in fact inextricably linked.

Bashar al-Assad and those who still stand by him are now responsible for the deaths of more than 20,000 in Syria.

I have no regrets whatsoever that I have acted in a way to advance my country's interests

Like democracy itself, jazz has structure, but within it you can say almost anything.

When my son was a mere three months old, I started working at the State Department. I was not only the youngest Assistant Secretary of State but I was also a breastfeeding mother. I'm the first to admit that this felt crazy at times, and the balancing act is never ever easy. But my two kids are the most wonderful things that have ever happened to me.

Iran's arms exports to the murderous Assad regime in Syria are of particular concern. As the Panel of Experts has concluded, Syria is now the central party to illicit Iranian arms transfers.

The U.S. cannot go it alone simply when it is convenient.

I don't have time to think about the false controversy,

South Africa's increasingly, for example, the largest foreign investor in various other parts of Africa.

In this day and age, the U.S. and Europe do not have the luxury of focusing solely on a single region.

Focus on something that stirs your soul, it's hard to excel at anything that you don't love.

Thirty years ago, about 80% of a company's assets resided in its plant and equipment, with 20% in the knowledge of its people. Today, the reverse is true. The knowledge of our staff is our principal asset

If we are to garner sustained U.S. domestic support for future trade agreements, we have to make sure those Americans who have suffered as a consequence of past agreements have an effective social safety net, adjustment assistance, opportunities for retraining and new job creation that enables all Americans to thrive.

Once you've learned to study in a bathing suit on the grass with muscled men throwing frisbees over your head, you can accomplish almost anything.

If you want change, you have to make it. If we want progress we have to drive it.

Progress is the product of human agency. Things get better because we make them better. Things go wrong when we get too comfortable, when we fail to take risks or seize opportunities.