We talked to her recently. She talked about that day. I like to have you talk about how she responded to that and how it redefine what is her years of first lady would be. Watch. I was on my way to capitol hill to brief the Senate Education committee on Early Childhood education. I hosted a summit on Early Childhood education that summer. I was going to brief that committee on Early Childhood education when i was getting in the car. My secret Service Agent said a plane flown into the world trade center. We assumed that it was just some strange accident. We knew the second plane had hit. How did you leave . The secret service came to get me and said its time to at first they were thinking that would take me back to the white house. They had to regroup and figure out where i should go. Womenner concluding off their high hills running from the white house. I know they were expected to have interesting jobs at the white house but in one thought they would have to run from the white house.
Have with International Community, especially the United States. So it was for the first time that he mentioned. So right after that i would imagine that come visit deal would lead to negotiators to talk about especially at first regional issues like isis yemen. Ihaving, iraq afghanistan, many regional problems that we have right now, and work on that and getting an agreement like now like the agreement that we are close to get about the Nuclear Issue. And lastly i think it may lead to even broad this conversation and negotiations to normalize the relationship between the United States at iran and after that maybe even it may lead to negotiate about some internal problems that we had about human rights and many other issues. So im pretty optimistic about that is going to happen very soon, if we got this agreement and put it away from you know, and International Community and iran. Bottom line, based on 10 years of interaction with iranians from the business communities and the religiou
Not an economic logic. He has to give to receive, you have to surrender something outside yourself to gain strength within yourself. You have to conquer your desire to get praise, success leads to the greatest better which is bright. Failure leads to greater success which is humility and learning. And so do nurture your adam one grid you want to maximize your strength. Work on your adam two interval side of life, you want to confront your weakness. So theres a confrontation between these two beliefs and these two ways of operating. I wanted to talk more about that adam two side which get so underplayed in public life and, frankly, in venues like this one. Adam two starts with a different negotiated different way of belief. It starts with the belief that we are not special, that we are broken, divided creatures that the central theme of our weakness is that were selfcentered, that pride is a central vice, that pride blinds us to the reality of our own divided nature. Humility is a centr
Average afghan was 42 years. Today, its 62 years. And rising. In 2001, 9 of afghans had access to basic health care. Today, 60 of afghans live within an hour of basic health services. In 2001, there was only one television station and it was owned by the government. Today there are 75 stations. And only two and all of those but two are privately owned. And in 2001, there were virtually no cell phones in the country. Today, there are 18 million covering about 90 of residential areas. 80 of afghan women. Now have access to a cell phone meaning they are connected to their families, their friends, and most importantly, theyre connected to the world and the future. Thanks to entrepreneurs like roya, afghan women will now also be connected to the internet too. Ten years ago, it just would have been unfathomable to imagine this. But because so many individual acts of courage this is the future we are now watching afghan women build. Secretary clinton, laura bush, ambassadors rivera and russel
Absolutely everything they could to stop her dead in her tracks. They even pressured her family to close her company, but she like a lot of the women sitting here and like so many women across afghanistan absolutely refused to be intim gated. The first time she competed for an Afghan Government proper correc project, she went up against six businesses led by men and she won. And its a good thing because shes invested almostshe went u businesses led by men and she won. And its a good thing because shes invested almost all of her profits to provide Internet Access to 35,000 girls. And shes just getting started. Today she has plans to help five times as many girls across afghanistan. Now im sure youll hear this in the discussion in a little while. It is hard enough to start your own business anywhere else in the world. But to start it in afghanistan, fight against incredible outrage, is shear guts and current and determination. She never backed down. Instead shes using hert talent and mon