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I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.
Madeleine Albright
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Madeleine Albright
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 1
Diplomat
Former United States Secretary Of State
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Marie Jana Körbelová
Marie Jana Korbelová
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright
Madeleine Korbel Albright
Marie Jana Korbelova
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I do not believe that things happen accidentally I believe you earn them.
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Don't make me into this airy-fairy, moralist, idealist because I'm not.
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I think the hardest part [is] the priorities. There are an awful lot of things to do [being Secretary of State].
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The difference between humans and other mammals is that we know how to accessorize.
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No one has done what Saddam Hussein has done, or is thinking of doing. He is producing weapons of mass destruction, and he is qualitatively and quantitatively different from other dictators.
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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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Even though there were three newspapers in Chicago at the time, he said 'you wouldn't want to compete with your husband, and so instead of doing what I might do now in that situation, I basically saluted and found other things to do.
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To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.
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I think the jobs [at the top] are unbelievably difficult, and there is nothing easier than second-guessing people.
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The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances that was and is our common purpose.
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Women have to work exceptionally hard.
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But I do not believe that the world would be entirely different if there were more women leaders. 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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If you look at my life, generally, I've been put in situations which were difficult and which I conquered.
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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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We must be authors of the history of our age.
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My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam.
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For me, America is really, truly the indispensable nation.
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I do consider myself a feminist. I know the word has weird implications for people now, but I do think that its important to have women involved, whether its business or public service or...anything.
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You have to learn to interrupt because you aren't going to get called on.
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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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