“Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.”
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“Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.”
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“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“I was a little girl in World War II and I'm used to being freed by Americans.”
War“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.”
Business“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 did go to Wellesley, a women's college. And I am of a kind of strange generation which is transitional in terms of women who wanted to go out and get jobs.”
Women“While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.”
Government“Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.”
Women“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“Most of the time I spend when I get up in the morning is trying to figure out what is going to happen.”
Morning“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“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.”
History“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“This is pure speculation, but for a period of time, a lot of getting into a party was through fundraising and volunteer work, and Republican women had more time to do that than democratic women, who were out there getting jobs.”
Women“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 think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important.”
Women“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“It's one thing to be religious, but it's another thing to make religion your policy.”
Religion“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.”
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