Susan Rice Quotes

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.
Susan Rice

Play, Others, Team

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

Change, Home, Both

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

Understand, Security, United

I am a direct person.
Susan Rice

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

Black, Aware, Female

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

Streets, Libya, Walked

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.
Susan Rice

United, Spend, Nations

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

Leadership, Through, Understand

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.
Susan Rice

Fact, Against, Guy

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

Alone, Rather, Action

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

Age, Single, Europe

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

Down, Year, Economy

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

Work, Understand, Why

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

Burden, Erase, Apartheid

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

Africa, Example, Foreign

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

Job, Kids, Sure

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

Here, Picture, Risk

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

Alone, Cannot, Simply

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

Small, United, Share

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.
Susan Rice

Others, Around, Nuclear

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

Evil, Seen, Violent

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

Time, May, Learned

With me, what you see is what you get.
Susan Rice

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.
Susan Rice

Said, Between, Security

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.
Susan Rice

Work, Security, United

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Nationality: American

Type: Statesman

Born: November 17, 1964

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