Madeleine Albright Quotes

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Madeleine Albright

Profession : Statesman

Birth : May 15, 1937

Life is grim, and we don't have to be grim all the time.

Madeleine Albright

For me, America is really, truly the indispensable nation.

Madeleine Albright

It's one thing to be religious, but it's another thing to make religion your policy.

Madeleine Albright

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.

Madeleine Albright

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

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

Iraq is a long way from the U.S., but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.

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We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom, democracy and the fight against disease, poverty and terrorism.

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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.

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My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam.

Madeleine Albright

The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.

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I enjoy wearing pins, and nobody tells me to do it.

Madeleine Albright

We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about; what they care about is the picture.

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Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.

Madeleine Albright

When Hillary served as Secretary of State, I watched her partner with President Obama to restore our country's reputation around the world.

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I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there.

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I spent my life studying communism and Soviet systems.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Madeleine Albright