“There are plenty of meetings, receptions, dinners, and so if you are [at the U.N.] any length of time, and I was there for four and a half years, you formed pretty significant relationships with people from all over the world. And that's important to the work you do. If you're trying to rally the General Assembly to vote for something that matters to the United States, those personal relationships count.” PeopleIfsWorldTryingYearsImportantMatterStatesUnitedHalfUnited StatesFourVoteMeetingsDinnerSignificantPlentyLengthAssemblyPersonal RelationshipsReceptionHalf A YearGeneral Assembly Author:Susan Rice
“Be who you are. If you spend all of your time worrying about how people view you, you will not be either faithful to yourself or effective in what you're trying to do.” PeopleIfsTryingViewsWorryWho You AreFaithfulBe Who You Are Author:Susan Rice
“If you're trying to get something done, there will always be people who don't want to see you get something done, or who have a stake in the status quo. And if they approach that through ad hominem criticism of you, you've got to have enough confidence and thickness of skin to be able to endure.” PeopleIfsWantTryingDoneEnoughAbleApproachCriticismSkinsEndureStakesAdsStatus QuoWant To See YouThickness Author:Susan Rice
“The notion that -- which some people are trying to suggest, that by asking for the identity of an American person, that is the same as leaking it, is completely false. There's no equivalence between so-called unmasking and leaking.” PeopleTryingIdentity Author:Susan Rice
“The problem is, Hamas is using force to try to extort progress on its political objectives.” TryingProblemPoliticalProgressHamas Author:Susan Rice
