One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. — Madeleine Albright
One of the things that was really an issue was I did not want to just be a woman secretary of state. — Madeleine Albright
No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship. — Madeleine Albright
My parents were of the generation who thought they were the children of a free czechoslovakia, the only democracy in central europe. — Madeleine Albright
Most of the time I spend when I get up in the morning is trying to figure out what is going to happen. — Madeleine Albright
It’s important that we invest in america – literally. The terrorists wanted to destroy our economy — Madeleine Albright
Jewelry and pins have been worn throughout history as symbols of power, sending messages. — Madeleine Albright
It’s one thing to be religious, but it’s another thing to make religion your policy. — Madeleine Albright
If you look at u.s. History through religious history, there is very much a motif that shows — Madeleine Albright
If you look at my life, generally, I’ve been put in situations which were difficult and which I conquered. — Madeleine Albright
You think that the heads of state only have serious conversations, but they actually often begin — Madeleine Albright
Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes — Madeleine Albright
Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference. — Madeleine Albright
Women have to be active listeners and interrupters – but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about. — Madeleine Albright
Women can’t do everything at the same time, we need to understand milestones in our lives comes in segments. — Madeleine Albright
We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about; what they care about is the picture. — Madeleine Albright
To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation. — Madeleine Albright
There’s madeleine, and then there’s ‘madeleine albright’. And I sometimes kind of think, who is this person? — Madeleine Albright
This is pure speculation, but for a period of time, a lot of getting into a party was through — Madeleine Albright
Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies. — Madeleine Albright
I was in europe and it was at this stage that I fell in love with americans in uniform. — Madeleine Albright
I’ve never been to new zealand before. But one of my role models, xena, the warrior princess, comes from there. — Madeleine Albright
Iraq is a long way from the u.s., but what happens there matters a great deal here. — Madeleine Albright
No matter how hard we might wish, we will not be able to transform china’s behavior overnight. — Madeleine Albright
Our strategic dialogue with china can both protect american interests and uphold our principles — Madeleine Albright
We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for — Madeleine Albright
Whatever the job you are asked to do at whatever level, do a good job because your reputation is your resume. — Madeleine Albright