“The world would be entirely different if it were run by women. I think it is true that we are more seeking consensus and don't have such big egos and have a variety of different ways of trying to get along. But anybody who says that the world would be better has forgotten high school. It depends on who the women are.” IfsThinkingWorldWayTryingDifferentBigsWould BeRunningSchoolDependsEgoHigh SchoolForgottenSeekingVarietyDifferent WaysConsensusBig Ego Author:Madeleine Albright
“I have certain issues. I support women candidates, but I cannot support a woman that I don't believe in. I would prefer to vote for a man who believes in choice than a woman who is pro-life. We have to be able to make distinctions and not look as though we are not feminist enough if we don't support every woman. We need to have that kind of a choice.” IfsMenNeedsBelieveLooksKindEnoughAbleCertainChoicesSupportIssuesVoteDon't BelieveFeministCandidatesDistinctionPro LifeSupport Women Author:Madeleine Albright
“Women are more than 50% of almost every country in the world. Countries rob themselves of the resources of women if they keep them as property. It isn't that women can't find work. It's just that women don't get paid for their work and are not recognized properly. It's something that has to be on the international agenda all the time.” IfsWorldCountryResourcesPaidPropertyInternationalAgendasWorking It Author:Madeleine Albright
“The reason I made women's issues central to American foreign policy, was not because I was a feminist, but because we know that societies are more stable if women are politically and economically empowered.” IfsKnowsMadeReasonIssuesPolicyFeministForeign PolicyStableEmpoweredAmerican Foreign Policy Author:Madeleine Albright
“Democracy cannot be built on revenge and you will not have the support of the world if you are intolerant and take the law into your own hands.” IfsWorldHandsLawSupportDemocracyBuiltRevenge Author:Madeleine Albright
“Often if you don't speak up, whatever you thought was stupid to say some man would say and then everyone would say 'as he said'.” IfsMenSaidSpeakStupid Author:Madeleine Albright
“There is a significant moral difference between a person who commits a violent crime and a person who tries to cross a border illegally in order to put food on the family table. Such migrants my violate our laws against illicit entry, but if that's all they do they are trespassers, not criminals. They deserve to have their dignity respected.” IfsTryingPersonsLawOrderDifferencesMoralCrimeDeserveDignityCrossesTablesCriminalsSignificantViolentCommitBordersEntryMigrantsViolent Crimes Author:Madeleine Albright
“If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.” IfsUseAmericaForceNationsTallIndispensable Author:Madeleine Albright
“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.” IfsThinkingWorldWellsMeanWholeWould BeRunningSchoolGoalConversationHigh SchoolForgottenWhole WorldToneSetting Goals Author:Madeleine Albright
“If you look at my life, generally, I've been put in situations which were difficult and which I conquered.” IfsLooksDifficultSituation Author:Madeleine Albright
“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.” IfsKnowsLooksHandsOpportunityLinesTalkingIssuesStudentsListeningRaisesMeetingsBottomActiveBottom Line Author:Madeleine Albright
“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.” IfsMenSaidStatesProblemGovernmentAmericaUnitedUnited StatesPlanesSecretaryUnited States Of America Author:Madeleine Albright
“If intelligence were a television set, it would be an early black-and-white model with poor reception, so that much of the picture was gray and the figures on the screen were snowy and indistinct. You could fiddle with the knobs all you wanted, but unless you were careful, what you would see often depended more on what you expected or hoped to see than on what was really there.” IfsWould BeWantedBlackWhitePoorFiguresTelevisionModelsExpectationsIntelligenceCarefulExpectedScreensGrayExpectingBlack And WhiteReceptionFiddleSnowyKnobsMilitary Intelligence Author:Madeleine Albright
“As you go along your own road in life, you will, if you aim high enough, also meet resistance... But no matter how tough the opposition may seem, have courage still and persevere.” IfsInspirationalMayStillsMatterEnoughSeemsSuccessToughAimResistancePersistenceOppositionPersevereHave CourageAim High Author:Madeleine Albright
“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.” IfsWorldFirstsBelieveMadeDifferentMightWould BeLeadershipLeaderWatchesHavensConflictIncludingMade ItAggressiveWoman Leader Author:Madeleine Albright
“If we have to use force, it is because we are America.” IfsUseAmericaForceAnarchy Author:Madeleine Albright
“Though I am flattered that Governor Palin has chosen to cite me as a source of wisdom, what I said had nothing to do with politics. This is yet another example of McCain and Palin distorting the truth, and all the more reason to remember that this campaign is not about gender, it is about which candidate has an agenda that will improve the lives of all Americans, including women. The truth is, if you care about the status of women in our society and in our troubled economy, the best choice by far is Obama-Biden.” IfsSaidReasonCareRememberChoicesEconomyExampleSourceTruth IsIncludingGenderCampaignsChosenCandidatesOur SocietyAgendasGovernorsMccainPalinFlatteredBidenCitingIf You Care Author:Madeleine Albright
“What's the point of having this superb military you're always talking about if we can't use it?” IfsUseTalkingMilitarySuperb Author:Madeleine Albright
“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.” IfsTryingOur Lives Author:Madeleine Albright
“I'm not a person who thinks the world would be entirely different if it was run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten what high school was like.” IfsThinkingWorldPersonsDifferentWould BeRunningSchoolHigh SchoolForgotten Author:Madeleine Albright
“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.” IfsWayLooksCountryShowsPoliticalReligiousIssuesImportanceVariousMotifsPolitical IssuesReligious History Author:Madeleine Albright
