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Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright
American Statesman
Born: May 15, 1937
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Related authors: Colin Powell Condoleezza Rice Daniel Webster George Mason Henry Clay Henry Kissinger John C. Calhoun William H. Seward
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. Madeleine Albright
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The day-to-day making of policy is arguing all the time. You're trying to get the right approach and the right answer, and there are moments that aren't very pleasant. But in the end, you look at the overall product. Madeleine Albright
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I think the personal relationships I established mattered in terms of what I was able to get done. And I did bring women's issues to the center of our foreign policy. Madeleine Albright
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I really think that there was a great advantage in many ways to being a woman. I think we are a lot better at personal relationships, and then have the capability obviously of telling it like it is when it's necessary. Madeleine Albright
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Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven't exactly been non-aggressive - including me. Madeleine Albright
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People are finding it harder and harder to relate to foreign policy. Madeleine Albright
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Even before I went to the UN, I often would want to say something in a meeting - only woman at the table - and I'd think, 'OK well, I don't think I'll say that. It may sound stupid.' And then some man says it, and everybody thinks it's completely brilliant, and you are so mad at yourself for not saying something. Madeleine Albright
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I am often asked if, when I was secretary, I had problems with foreign men. That is not who I had problems with, because I arrived in a very large plane that said United States of America. I had more problems with the men in our own government. Madeleine Albright
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One of the things that was really an issue was I did not want to just be a woman secretary of state. I wanted to be a secretary of a state who was a woman, but not just chosen for that particular reason. Madeleine Albright
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It's important that we invest in America - literally. The terrorists wanted to destroy our economy, and we can't let our system fall apart. We also have to invest in one another. Madeleine Albright
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As strong as the United States is, we can't deal with terrorism alone. Madeleine Albright
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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. Madeleine Albright
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For somebody who loves foreign policy, being Secretary is the best job in the world - but it doesn't happen twice. Madeleine Albright
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To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation. Madeleine Albright
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The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America. Madeleine Albright
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I have always seen the United States as a force of good. And I have learned that there is the idealistic part about what we can do at the U.N. and there is a doable part. And I have learned what is more doable. Madeleine Albright
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Really, I have to laugh because there was a whole set of stories that made me sound like the Dragon Lady, you know, 'tough this and tough that.' Then there is this business about 'gooey.' The bottom line is I am a pragmatic idealist. Madeleine Albright
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NATO has been a thread throughout my life. Madeleine Albright
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And frankly, I don't understand - I mean, I'm obviously a card-carrying Democrat - but I can't understand why any woman would want to vote for Mitt Romney, except maybe Mrs. Romney. Madeleine Albright
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The only thing I have to go by is what my mother and father told me, how I was brought up. Madeleine Albright
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When Hillary was First Lady, we went to the Beijing Women's Conference. She courageously stood up and spoke out on behalf of human rights and women's rights, inspiring millions to fight for a better future. Madeleine Albright
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Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference. Madeleine Albright
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Saddam's goal is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not and we will not let him succeed. Madeleine Albright
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We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about; what they care about is the picture. Madeleine Albright
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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. Madeleine Albright
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I didn't want to set up a women's studies program. I thought women should learn to operate in a coeducational atmosphere, because, especially in national security and international affairs, it's male-dominated. Madeleine Albright
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