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There's nobody who's had a resume like [Hillary Clinton] that's run for president.

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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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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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Foreign policy is now a huge field. It isn't just people who are studying political science. There are so many aspects to it in terms of understanding hard science for people who are studying climate change, or people who are interested in health policy or food security, or people who care about education.
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For somebody who loves foreign policy, being Secretary is the best job in the world - but it doesn't happen twice.
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As strong as the United States is, we can't deal with terrorism alone.
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What a blast it is to be here with Michael Moore.
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As a leader, you have to have the ability to assimilate new information and understand that there might be a different view.
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I was a little girl in World War II and I'm used to being freed by Americans.
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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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For me, being raised in a free America made all the difference.
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So there really was a whole series of things that took the women of my generation a little bit of time to push forward.
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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 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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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'm for democracy, but imposing democracy is an oxymoron. People have to choose democracy, and it has to come up from below.
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I am such a political person.
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A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess, where people sit quietly, thinking out their strategy, taking their time between moves. It's more like a game of billiards, with a bunch of balls clustered together.
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The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.
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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.
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Our life comes in segments, and we have to understand that we can have it all if we're not trying to do it all at once.
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I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the other person's shoes. Unless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.
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