Madeleine Albright
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“I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important.” -Madeleine Albright
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“I saw what happened when a dictator was allowed to take over a piece of a country and the country went down the tubes. And I saw the opposite during the war when America joined the fight.” -Madeleine Albright
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“I think that we had a different view of what the 21st century could be like, with much more of a sense, from our perspective, of trying to have an interdependent world: looking at solving regional conflicts, having strength in alliances, operating within some kind of a sense that we were part of the international…
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“The magic of America is that we’re a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.” -Madeleine Albright
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“If you look at U.S. history through religious history, there is very much a motif that shows the importance religion has played in the U.S. We’re a very religious country and it affects the way we look at various political issues.” -Madeleine Albright
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“Jewelry and pins have been worn throughout history as symbols of power, sending messages. Interestingly enough, it was mostly men who wore the jewelry in various times, and obviously crowns were part of signals that were being sent throughout history by people of rank.” -Madeleine Albright
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“Most of the time I spend when I get up in the morning is trying to figure out what is going to happen.” -Madeleine Albright
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“Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.” -Madeleine Albright
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“I love being a woman and I was not one of these women who rose through professional life by wearing men’s clothes or looking masculine. I loved wearing bright colors and being who I am.” -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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“I hope I’m wrong, but I am afraid that Iraq is going to turn out to be the greatest disaster in American foreign policy – worse than Vietnam, not in the number who died, but in terms of its unintended consequences and its reverberation throughout the region.” -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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“If you look at U.S. history through religious history, there is very much a motif that shows the importance religion has played in the U.S. We’re a very religious country and it affects the way we look at various political issues.” -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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“I wasn’t a normal professor. I had worked in government. I hadn’t written nine zillion books. I was a hands-on professor.” -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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“No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.” -Madeleine Albright
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“The magic of America is that we’re a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.” -Madeleine Albright
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“Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn’t mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you’ve forgotten high school.” -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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“The best book, like the best speech, will do it all – make us laugh, think, cry and cheer – preferably in that order.” -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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