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The interesting part is, that being the United States Secretary of State, most places I went didn't have a problem with me being a woman, because I was representing the United States.
Madeleine Albright
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Madeleine Albright
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 1
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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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I think that there is never an indispensable leader, you know? I think that there is a time with dignity that one needs to leave.
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