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John Kerry knows more about more subjects than an awful lot of people. But I think it's a very hard job [Secretary of State].
Madeleine Albright
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Madeleine Albright
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 1
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China is in its own category - too big to ignore, too repressive to embrace, difficult to influence, and very, very proud.
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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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I am by nature a worried optimist.
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What a blast it is to be here with Michael Moore.
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