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I am such a political person.

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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There are a lot of similar aspects in all the religions. The question is which side of it you hold up.
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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 capability of negotiating... is something that means you not only have to understand fully what you believe and what your national interests are but in order to be a really good negotiator, you have to try to figure out what the other person on the other side of the table has in mind.
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Women are more than 50% of almost every country in the world. Countries rob themselves of the resources of women if they keep them as property. It isn't that women can't find work. It's just that women don't get paid for their work and are not recognized properly. It's something that has to be on the international agenda all the time.
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We must be authors of the history of our age.
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There's nobody who's had a resume like [Hillary Clinton] that's run for president.
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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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I can't go out with a Republican.
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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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If there's nobody in your way, you're not going anywhere.
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I'm not a person who thinks the world would be entirely different if it was run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten what high school was like.
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The system he (President Hosni Mubarak) is recommending would make it virtually impossible for truly independent parties to participate. Sham democracy should be exposed for what it truly is.
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My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam.
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Well we're good friends so I'm a little prejudice, but I think [Hillary Clinton] is incredibly qualified, and better prepared to be president than almost anyone who's ever run frankly.
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As far as barriers once I joined the government I was very lucky because I had all of my credentials together, I was Doctor Albright... So when somebody wanted the one woman I made sure that they knew I was dependable and qualified.
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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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I really do think about the fact that every day counts. I believe that every individual counts, and so I believe that every day counts and I try not to waste it.
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I have always thought of myself as a Czechoslovak Catholic.
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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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The cover-up, more than the initial wrongdoing, is what is most likely to bring you down.
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