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Madeleine Albright

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Madeleine Albright
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 1
Diplomat
Former United States Secretary Of State
Politician
Writer
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Marie Jana Körbelová
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Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright
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The world would be entirely different if it were run by women. I think it is true that we are more seeking consensus and don't have such big egos and have a variety of different ways of trying to get along. But anybody who says that the world would be better has forgotten high school. It depends on who the women are.
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I don't think people should think of women's issues as auxiliary issues - they are central.
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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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My parents were of the generation who thought they were the children of a free Czechoslovakia, the only democracy in central Europe.
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There were always jokes about Hillary Clinton channeling Eleanor Roosevelt, but Eleanor Roosevelt was really instrumental at the UN, and would want to meet with various other delegates.
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I can't see democracy occurring by force - after an Iraqi war, because of the fallout from that.
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The stunning part was that one time Neil McElroy the Secretary of Defense who was the father of one of our classmates spoke and basically at commencement, he told us all that our job after graduation was to get married and have interesting sons...and we all found that hard to believe.
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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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Leaders are made by the situations they are involved in. I think that some rise to the occasion and some do not.
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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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I have been in meetings where a head of state will say, 'I like your tie,' to a man... or, 'I like your country because the weather's good,' or whatever. So for me, the pins in some ways were openers.
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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 am by nature a worried optimist.
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Every new president inherits headaches, but President Obama has inherited an entire emergency room.
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For me, America is really, truly the indispensable nation.
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I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.
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I spent my life studying communism and Soviet systems.
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Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn't mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten high school.
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The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.
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If there's nobody in your way, you're not going anywhere.
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