Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.More Madeleine Albright [07/13/2011 03:07:52]

I was a little girl in World War II and I'm used to being freed by Americans.More Madeleine Albright [07/13/2011 03:07:59]

I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there.More Madeleine Albright [07/13/2011 03:07:16]

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.More Madeleine Albright [07/13/2011 03:07:29]

My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam.More Madeleine Albright [07/13/2011 03:07:37]

No matter how hard we might wish, we will not be able to transform China's behavior overnight.More Madeleine Albright [07/13/2011 03:07:42]

Our strategic dialogue with China can both protect American interests and uphold our principles, provided we are honest about our differences on human rights and other issues and provided we use a mix of targeted incentives and sanctions to narrow these differences.More Madeleine Albright [07/13/2011 03:07:47]

Saddam's goal is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not and we will not let him succeed.More Madeleine Albright [07/13/2011 03:07:54]

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.More Madeleine Albright [07/13/2011 03:07:08]

While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.More Madeleine Albright [07/13/2011 03:07:21]

As strong as the United States is, we can't deal with terrorism alone.More Madeleine Albright [03/12/2018 02:03:32]

The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.More Madeleine Albright [03/12/2018 02:03:32]

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.More Madeleine Albright [03/12/2018 02:03:32]

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.More Madeleine Albright [03/12/2018 02:03:32]

The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.More Madeleine Albright [03/12/2018 02:03:32]

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.More Madeleine Albright [03/12/2018 02:03:32]

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.More Madeleine Albright [03/12/2018 02:03:32]

I wasn't a normal professor. I had worked in government. I hadn't written nine zillion books. I was a hands-on professor.More Madeleine Albright [03/12/2018 02:03:32]

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.More Madeleine Albright [03/12/2018 02:03:32]

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.More Madeleine Albright [03/12/2018 02:03:32]

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.More Madeleine Albright [03/12/2018 02:03:32]

Because of my parents' love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia - first by Hitler and then by Stalin.More Madeleine Albright [03/12/2018 02:03:32]

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.More Madeleine Albright [03/12/2018 02:03:32]

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.More Madeleine Albright [03/12/2018 02:03:32]

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.More Madeleine Albright [03/12/2018 02:03:32]