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Madeleine Albright (Diplomat)

Jewelry and pins have been worn throughout history as symbols of power, sending messages. Interestingly enough, it was mostly men who wore the jewelry in various times, and obviously crowns were part of signals that were being sent throughout history by people of rank.
— Madeleine Albright time
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 time
I hope I'm wrong, but I am afraid that Iraq is going to turn out to be the greatest disaster in American foreign policy - worse than Vietnam, not in the number who died, but in terms of its unintended consequences and its reverberation throughout the region.
— Madeleine Albright hope
Hate, emotionalism, and frustration are not policies.
— Madeleine Albright emotion
No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.
— Madeleine Albright friendship
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.
— Madeleine Albright love
I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there.
— Madeleine Albright war
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.
— Madeleine Albright time
We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom, democracy and the fight against disease, poverty and terrorism.
— Madeleine Albright freedom
I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends. That's a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways.
— Madeleine Albright women
The U.N. bureaucracy has grown to elephantine proportions. Now that the Cold War is over, we are asking that elephant to do gymnastics.
— Madeleine Albright war
One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. So the bottom line is active listening. If you are going to interrupt, you look for opportunities. You have to know what you're talking about.
— Madeleine Albright time
Really, I have to laugh because there was a whole set of stories that made me sound like the Dragon Lady, you know, 'tough this and tough that.' Then there is this business about 'gooey.' The bottom line is I am a pragmatic idealist.
— Madeleine Albright business
It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
— Madeleine Albright time
I am a beneficiary of the American people's generosity, and I hope we can have comprehensive immigration legislation that allows this country to continue to be enriched by those who were not born here.
— Madeleine Albright hope
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.
— Madeleine Albright success
If you look at my life, generally, I've been put in situations which were difficult and which I conquered.
— Madeleine Albright life
We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about; what they care about is the picture.
— Madeleine Albright society
Iraq is a long way from the U.S., but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.
— Madeleine Albright lies
I really think that there was a great advantage in many ways to being a woman. I think we are a lot better at personal relationships, and then have the capability obviously of telling it like it is when it's necessary.
— Madeleine Albright relationships
The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.
— Madeleine Albright book
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.
— Madeleine Albright self
Women can't do everything at the same time, we need to understand milestones in our lives comes in segments.
— Madeleine Albright time
Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.
— Madeleine Albright men
I have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard.
— Madeleine Albright women

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