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Madeleine Albright quotes

American Statesman May 15, 1937

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Madeleine Albright quote: "Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when..."
Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about. Madeleine Albright
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
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
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
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
Madeleine Albright quote: "Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human..."
Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge 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
Madeleine Albright quote: "The magic of America is that we're a free and open society..."
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
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
You think that the heads of state only have serious conversations, but they actually often begin really with the weather or, 'I really like your tie.' Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright quote: "To understand Europe, you have to be a genius - or French."
To understand Europe, you have to be a genius - or French. Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright quote: "I am such a political person."
I am such a political person. Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright quote: "As a leader, you have to have the ability to assimilate new..."
As a leader, you have to have the ability to assimilate new information and understand that there might be a different view. 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
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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