Condoleezza Rice Quotes

Doing and making positive programming for young people is so important to me, and I will keep doing it.

Selfishly, working with kids gives me joy - it makes me feel like my life has a purpose. And I thought, Imagine what we can do in the White House, particularly with the kids in the D.C. area, many of whom have never set foot on the White House lawn.

I enjoy talking to young people, and talking to people about helping young people. That part is not a chore. It's pretty fun, and something I like to do because I think it's important.

I'm a Prince of Wales Trust ambassador, so I'm all about giving youth an education, a voice and a chance to not take the wrong road.

The Indian youth needs to be empowered, and it can be done through good education and vocational training.

I work with the Carl Lewis Foundation focusing on youth from high school down.

I have long been a supporter of The Prince's Trust, and so when American Express asked me to launch 'Amex Be Inspired' and help young people build their confidence and fulfil their potential, I was delighted to get involved.

At Walmart, we recognize the need to support the development of our nation's youth.

I have a garden, and I'm passionately interested in young people.

I was mentored in high school through the National Hispanic Institute and I did the same for girls when I got older.

You've got a bunch of kids out here that might not want to be athletes, but they want to learn how to make a difference in their community, and I'm trying to as best I can show an example of that.

I don't have a problem participating with the youth because the youth are our future.

I love anything to do with kids, anything to better our youth and put a smile on anybody's face is really what I do it for.

I realized I was good at developing young people. Eventually I started to believe in young people. I think when you give a young person an opportunity, he always believes who gave him his first chance. You create a loyalty that lasts a lifetime.

It's always nice to share your energy with young people, the people who might not have any skills but are simply willing to be a part of it.

NCS - National Citizen Service is a fantastic programme. I want it to be available for every young person in the country.

To have a strong community of people who believe in your potential can make all the difference in the world. So many people have invested in me and I want to do the same for Chicago’s teens.

Let me tell you what would be a really, really great project for all of us. Why don't we start mentoring kids? Whether we're liberal or conservative, why don't we start going into the schools and giving the kids a sense of their own purpose, their own self-worth, their future, and what they can learn from us? You know, if we're mentoring kids together, we might actually begin to talk to one another again and listen to one another. We have a big crisis all over the country and in our state on drugs.

I care about the children of Detroit.

How can you contribute towards building the Indian society and the Indian nation? No better way than to upgrade the quality of young people in school, particularly the schools which are run by the state government in the villages.

I think we need to do as much as we can to give back to these young kids growing up. I think we've done a pretty decent job so far.

We started a movement... to build character, citizenship and confidence in young people.

I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community. It has come in handy in my career in government.

I launched The Emeril Lagasse Foundation to provide culinary training, and developmental and educational programs to children in the cities where my restaurants operate. I think everyone has a responsibility to give back to the community if they can, and to help future generations learn new skills.

I love children, and most of my involvement now has to do with children or youth programs.