“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.”
Women
“I think the personal relationships I established mattered in terms of what I was able to get done. And I did bring women's issues to the center of our foreign policy.”
WomenAll Quotes by Madeleine Albright
“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.”
Hope“Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.”
Money“If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.”
Future“I know that war is very cruel and that life is harder when you aren't able to live in the place you called home.”
Home“I think the personal relationships I established mattered in terms of what I was able to get done. And I did bring women's issues to the center of our foreign policy.”
Women“Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn't mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten high school.”
Change“I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important.”
Women“I am often asked if, when I was secretary, I had problems with foreign men. That is not who I had problems with, because I arrived in a very large plane that said United States of America. I had more problems with the men in our own government.”
Government“I wasn't a normal professor. I had worked in government. I hadn't written nine zillion books. I was a hands-on professor.”
Government“Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.”
Women“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.”
Women“The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.”
Best“If you look at U.S. history through religious history, there is very much a motif that shows the importance religion has played in the U.S. We're a very religious country and it affects the way we look at various political issues.”
History“But I do not believe that the world would be entirely different if there were more women leaders. Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven't exactly been non-aggressive - including me.”
Leadership“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.”
Great“Women can't do everything at the same time, we need to understand milestones in our lives comes in segments.”
Women“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.”
Friendship“As strong as the United States is, we can't deal with terrorism alone.”
Alone“We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about what they care about is the picture.”
Society