Madeleine Albright Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright Famous Quotes & Sayings
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There are a lot of similar aspects in all the religions. The question is which side of it you hold up.
The U.N. bureaucracy has grown to elephantine proportions. Now that the Cold War is over, we are asking that elephant to do gymnastics.
Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference.
So there really was a whole series of things that took the women of my generation a little bit of time to push forward.
It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.
Our collective experience has shown that when women have the power to make their own choices, good things happen.
I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there.
I think that there is never an indispensable leader, you know? I think that there is a time with dignity that one needs to leave.
Most of the time I spend when I get up in the morning is trying to figure out what is going to happen.
When Hillary served as Secretary of State, I watched her partner with President Obama to restore our country's reputation around the world.
I was in Europe and it was at this stage that I fell in love with Americans in uniform. And I continue to have that love affair.
There are an awful lot of things going on that need understanding and explanation, but - to put it mildly - the world is a mess.
Our life comes in segments, and we have to understand that we can have it all if we're not trying to do it all at once.
I went to college somewhere between the invention of the iPad and the discovery of fire ... but I had gone to a women's college.
Often if you don't speak up, whatever you thought was stupid to say some man would say and then everyone would say 'as he said'.
I do think that one needs to have respect for people who are older. And I really do love the idea that one can respect generations.
Real leadership comes from the quiet nudging of an inner voice. It comes from realizing that the time has come to move beyond waiting to doing.
I can't imagine what it is like to be raised in a society where their only statues that exist are to you and your father.
We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about; what they care about is the picture.
The purpose of foreign policy is to persuade others to do what we want or, better yet, to want what we want.
The Framework Agreement is one of the best things the [Clinton] Administration has done because it stopped a nuclear weapons program in North Korea.
The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.
I think there has to be the sense that once you have climbed the ladder of success, that you don't push it away from the building.
I wasn't a normal professor. I had worked in government. I hadn't written nine zillion books. I was a hands-on professor.
I felt that America's duty was not to try to do everything itself, but to foster a sense of commitment that would bring out the best in every country.
If you look at my life, generally, I've been put in situations which were difficult and which I conquered.
If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.
I was struck by the joy of those pilots in committing coldblooded murder ... Frankly, this is not cojones. This is cowardice.
You think that the heads of state only have serious conversations, but they actually often begin really with the weather or, 'I really like your tie.'
Take it from someone who fled the Iron Curtain: I know what happens when you give the Russians a green light.
I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important.
We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction.
The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.
For somebody who loves foreign policy, being Secretary is the best job in the world - but it doesn't happen twice.
I have very set and consistent principles, but I am flexible on tactics. I like to get the job done.
My parents were of the generation who thought they were the children of a free Czechoslovakia, the only democracy in central Europe.
The other thing that happened was that we have a tendency to project our own weaknesses onto another woman. I don't think men do that particularly.
Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.
I am the only high-ranking U.S. official to ever meet with Kim Jong-il, and we are the same height and both wear high heels.
As a leader, you have to have the ability to assimilate new information and understand that there might be a different view.
Leaders are made by the situations they are involved in. I think that some rise to the occasion and some do not.
Hillary Clinton will always be there for you. And just remember - there's a special place in hell for women who don't help each other.
Bill Clinton valued my opinion and always made sure that my views were heard, and people knew that he wanted me to talk.
Women can't do everything at the same time, we need to understand milestones in our lives comes in segments.
I know that war is very cruel and that life is harder when you aren't able to live in the place you called home.
While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.
I don't actually believe in a clash of civilizations. I believe in a clash of the civilized and the noncivilized.