Condoleezza Rice Quotes About Role Models

Quotes about: Role Models

• You know, I've never believed, in anything, that you had to have role models who looked like you to do something. If I'd been waiting for a black, female, soviet specialist role model, I'd be still waiting.

  Condoleezza Rice

  Leadership, Wisdom, Work

• Search for role models you can look up to and people who take an interest in your career. But here's an important warning: you don't have to have mentors who look like you. Had I been waiting for a black, female Soviet specialist mentor, I would still be waiting. Most of my mentors have been old white men, because they were the ones who dominated my field.

  Condoleezza Rice

  Men, White Man, Careers

  "Condoleezza Rice – Former Secretary Of State". Interview with Ruchika Tulshyan, www.littlepinkbook.com. May 20, 2013.

• I know that people look at my life and ask, "How can I achieve some of those things?" So, I suppose in that sense, yes, I'm a role model. But I try to think of myself more as a mentor, as somebody who I hope young people feel comfortable approaching or writing to.

  Condoleezza Rice

  Writing, Thinking, People

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

• I get letters from kids from all over the country. I always try to answer them because there were people I looked up to in my youth and just wanted to be in contact with. It's also important to realize that you find your role models in a lot of different places. I've never believed that your role models have to look like you. You can find them in all sort of colors, shapes and sizes.

  Condoleezza Rice

  Country, Kids, Color

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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