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While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.

Madeleine Albright

Most of the time I spend when I get up in the morning is trying to figure out what is going to happen.

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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.

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

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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.

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NATO has been a thread throughout my life.

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If you look at my life, generally, I've been put in situations which were difficult and which I conquered.

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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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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 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.

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This is pure speculation, but for a period of time, a lot of getting into a party was through fundraising and volunteer work, and Republican women had more time to do that than democratic women, who were out there getting jobs.

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Women can't do everything at the same time, we need to understand milestones in our lives comes in segments.

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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.

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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.

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The difference between humans and other mammals is that we know how to accessorize.

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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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No matter how hard we might wish, we will not be able to transform China's behavior overnight.

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

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My parents were of the generation who thought they were the children of a free Czechoslovakia, the only democracy in central Europe.

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One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. So the bottom line is active listening. If you are going to interrupt, you look for opportunities. You have to know what you're talking about.

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

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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'm a problem-solver.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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There's Madeleine, and then there's 'Madeleine Albright'. And I sometimes kind of think, who is this person? Once you become 'Madeleine Albright' it doesn't go away.

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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.

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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.

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I have always thought of myself as a Czechoslovak Catholic.

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I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends. That's a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways.

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I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the other person's shoes. Unless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.

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As strong as the United States is, we can't deal with terrorism alone.

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A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess, where people sit quietly, thinking out their strategy, taking their time between moves. It's more like a game of billiards, with a bunch of balls clustered together.

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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.

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