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 on men
Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies. Madeleine Albright on money
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 on morning
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 on power
It's one thing to be religious, but it's another thing to make religion your policy. Madeleine Albright on religion
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. Madeleine Albright on religion
We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about what they care about is the picture. Madeleine Albright on society
I can't imagine what it is like to be raised in a society where their only statues that exist are to you and your father. Madeleine Albright on society
The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom. Madeleine Albright on society
I think that we had a different view of what the 21st century could be like, with much more of a sense, from our perspective, of trying to have an interdependent world: looking at solving regional conflicts, having strength in alliances, operating within some kind of a sense that we were part of the international community and not outside of it. Madeleine Albright on strength
I was a little girl in World War II and I'm used to being freed by Americans. Madeleine Albright on war
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 on war
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. Madeleine Albright on war
I saw what happened when a dictator was allowed to take over a piece of a country and the country went down the tubes. And I saw the opposite during the war when America joined the fight. Madeleine Albright on war
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. Madeleine Albright on women
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 on women
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 on women
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 on women
Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about. Madeleine Albright on women
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. Madeleine Albright on women