“US is a very religious country. Separation of church and state is part of our credo, but that it is hard to understand since our money says "In God we trust" and every President says "God bless America".” CountryHardStatesAmericaPresidentChurchReligiousSeparationBlessChurch And StateSeparation Of Church And StateGod BlessCredoGod Bless AmericaGod We Trust Author:Madeleine Albright
“The stunning part was that one time Neil McElroy the Secretary of Defense who was the father of one of our classmates spoke and basically at commencement, he told us all that our job after graduation was to get married and have interesting sons...and we all found that hard to believe.” BelieveHardJobsFoundFatherInterestingSonMarriedDefenseSpokesOne TimeSecretaryStunningHard To BelieveCommencementClassmates Author:Madeleine Albright
“John Kerry knows more about more subjects than an awful lot of people. But I think it's a very hard job [Secretary of State].” PeopleThinkingKnowsHardStatesJobsSubjectsAwfulSecretaryJohn Kerry Author:Madeleine Albright
“Obviously Iran is a very large problem. It's hard to decide what the number one issue [is], but that is a very threatening problem.” HardProblemNumbersIssuesIranThreatening Author:Madeleine Albright
“Foreign policy is now a huge field. It isn't just people who are studying political science. There are so many aspects to it in terms of understanding hard science for people who are studying climate change, or people who are interested in health policy or food security, or people who care about education.” PeopleHardCarePoliticalUnderstandingTermStudySecurityPolicyFieldsHugeAspectClimateClimate ChangeForeign PolicyWho CaresPolitical ScienceFood Security Author:Madeleine Albright
“No matter how hard we might wish, we will not be able to transform China's behavior overnight.” MatterHardMightAbleWishBehaviorChina Author:Madeleine Albright
“I think this is a very hard choice, but the price - we think the price is worth it.” ThinkingWarHardChoicesIraqAntiwarWorth ItEconomic Sanctions Author:Madeleine Albright
“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.” MenWorldSaidHardEnoughSeemsRoomsMediocre Author:Madeleine Albright
“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.” PeopleWantWellsMeanChildrenStillsCountryHardDreamAbleIndividualSupportStudyHard WorkOptimismCriticizeAmerican DreamDo Whatever You Want Author:Madeleine Albright