If we have to use force, it is because we are America. Madeleine Albright More Quotes by Madeleine Albright More Quotes From Madeleine Albright I have to tell you, my seven-year-old granddaughter said to my daughter, her mother, 'So what's the big deal about Grandma Maddy having been Secretary of State? Only girls are Secretaries of State.' Most of her lifetime, it's true. But at the time it really was a big deal. Madeleine Albright daughter girl mother 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 networking men thinking One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. So the bottom line is active listening. If you are going to interrupt, you look for opportunities. You have to know what you're talking about. Madeleine Albright issues opportunity talking As strong as the United States is, we can't deal with terrorism alone. Madeleine Albright terrorism united-states strong For somebody who loves foreign policy, being Secretary is the best job in the world - but it doesn't happen twice. Madeleine Albright best-job jobs world I was a little girl in World War II and I'm used to being freed by Americans. Madeleine Albright girl war world 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 gymnastics elephants war I loved being Secretary of State, that's probably evident to everyone who watched me. Madeleine Albright secretary evident states 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. Madeleine Albright issues differences rights Our life comes in segments, and we have to understand that we can have it all if we're not trying to do it all at once. Madeleine Albright our-lives ifs trying 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. Madeleine Albright atmosphere males want I have been in meetings where a head of state will say, 'I like your tie,' to a man... or, 'I like your country because the weather's good,' or whatever. So for me, the pins in some ways were openers. Madeleine Albright weather men country 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. Madeleine Albright issues able thinking 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. Madeleine Albright wmds-in-iraq mass-destruction long 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. Madeleine Albright different leadership believe Every new president inherits headaches, but President Obama has inherited an entire emergency room. Madeleine Albright political president rooms Don't make me into this airy-fairy, moralist, idealist because I'm not. Madeleine Albright airy fairy idealist What's the point of having this superb military you're always talking about if we can't use it? Madeleine Albright military use talking It takes more than one dove to make peace in the Middle East. Madeleine Albright making-peace dove middle-east 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-up democracy people
