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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.

Madeleine Albright

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Madeleine Albright
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 1
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Only in America could a refugee girl from Central Europe become secretary of state.
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I never dreamed about one day becoming Secretary of State. It's not that I was modest it's just that I had never seen a Secretary of State in a skirt.
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I got married, I really waited a long time - three days after I graduated.
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What you have to be concerned about are the extremists. On the whole, we need to understand the more moderate Muslims before they become more radicalized.
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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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It's one thing to be religious, but it's another thing to make religion your policy.
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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.
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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 did go to Wellesley, a women's college. And I am of a kind of strange generation which is transitional in terms of women who wanted to go out and get jobs.
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the purpose of foreign policy is to persuade others to do what we want or, better yet, to want what we want.
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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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