I do think it's important to have a functional relationship with Russia, to tell them what's acceptable and what's not. I think the phone calls are fine. Madeleine Albright More Quotes by Madeleine Albright More Quotes From Madeleine Albright I'm for democracy, but imposing democracy is an oxymoron. People have to choose democracy, and it has to come up from below. Madeleine Albright come-updemocracypeople Unfortunately for the Iraqi people, instead of meeting these requirements, for six years, Saddam Hussein has lied, delayed, obstructed and tried to deceive Madeleine Albright lyingpeopleyears When combined with information and communication technologies, microcredit can unleash new opportunities for the world's poorest entrepreneurs and thereby revitalize the village economies they serve. Madeleine Albright communicationtechnologyopportunity I was not only the first woman to become secretary of state, I was the first [U.S.] secretary of state of the 21st century. I was the first secretary of state to own a Web site, to visit Internet cafes, and to make Internet access a part of policy. Madeleine Albright internet-accesscafespolitics No one has done what Saddam Hussein has done, or is thinking of doing. He is producing weapons of mass destruction, and he is qualitatively and quantitatively different from other dictators. Madeleine Albright mass-destructionwmdthinking We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction. Madeleine Albright mass-destructionwmdweapons I am such a political person. Madeleine Albright politicalpersons For me, being raised in a free America made all the difference. Madeleine Albright differencesmadeamerica 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 dragonsstorieslaughing For me, America is really, truly the indispensable nation. Madeleine Albright indispensablenationsamerica I am the only high-ranking U.S. official to ever meet with Kim Jong-il, and we are the same height and both wear high heels. Madeleine Albright heightpoliticshigh-heels The American Dream means being part of a society that allows you to be or do whatever you want, and to have a sense that your individual optimism and hard work will be rewarded. It exists outside of the U.S. as well as inside. People continue to come here because they want to improve their lives, they want to be able to support themselves and they want to live in freedom. A lot of people who criticize this country still send their children here to study. Madeleine Albright dreamcountrychildren 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. Madeleine Albright generationscollegejobs 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 fundraisingpartyjobs Armageddon is not a foreign policy. Madeleine Albright armageddonforeign-policypolicy 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. Madeleine Albright united-statesmenamerica 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 get-upmorningtrying I had more problems with the men in our own government, and not because they were male chauvinistic pigs but because they had known me for so long. I might have been a carpool mother and a friend of their wife, and so they'd been to my house for dinner and things like and they thought 'how did she get to be secretary of state when I should be secretary of state?' So that was more of a problem. Madeleine Albright motherpigsmen Bill Clinton valued my opinion and always made sure that my views were heard, and people knew that he wanted me to talk. Madeleine Albright billsviewspeople Well we're good friends so I'm a little prejudice, but I think [Hillary Clinton] is incredibly qualified, and better prepared to be president than almost anyone who's ever run frankly. Madeleine Albright good-friendrunningthinking
