Madeleine Albright Quotes

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Madeleine Albright

Profession : Statesman

Birth : May 15, 1937

For me, being raised in a free America made all the difference.

Madeleine Albright

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

I loved being Secretary of State, that's probably evident to everyone who watched me.

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I'm a problem-solver.

Madeleine Albright

I think that a president needs to have a variety of views presented. But also, there has to be a team effort, because otherwise, I think it creates a dissonance and difficulty.

Madeleine Albright

The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.

Madeleine Albright

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.

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Don't make me into this airy-fairy, moralist, idealist because I'm not.

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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

I wasn't a normal professor. I had worked in government. I hadn't written nine zillion books. I was a hands-on professor.

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I am such a political person.

Madeleine Albright

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.

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I've never seen America as an imperialist or colonialist or meddling country.

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The capability of negotiating... is something that means you not only have to understand fully what you believe and what your national interests are but in order to be a really good negotiator, you have to try to figure out what the other person on the other side of the table has in mind.

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NATO has been a thread throughout my life.

Madeleine Albright

I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important.

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So people are talking about revolution. What a revolution it would be to have a woman president.

Madeleine Albright

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.

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When Hillary served in the Senate, I saw her work day and night as a member of the Armed Services Committee - working with Republicans and Democrats to keep our military strong and protect our troops and their families.

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