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I have very set and consistent principles, but I am flexible on tactics. I like to get the job done.

Madeleine Albright

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Madeleine Albright
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 1
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Former United States Secretary Of State
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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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The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances that was and is our common purpose.
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I have always thought of myself as a Czechoslovak Catholic.
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