“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
“We have to understand where we have strategic relationships that require us to take a different approach. I guess the easiest way to describe it is: different strokes for different folks.” WayDifferentApproachFolksStrokesStrategicDifferent ApproachDifferent Strokes Author:Madeleine Albright
“You can't just think that you will get a job for no good reason... And I think that the other part is you have to work your way up, you know I did a lot of Xeroxing and getting coffee...I always did what I was asked to do. I delivered. People knew that I would get things done and get them done well. And that is a big part of our resumes, are based on being responsible and being willing to do what needed to be done.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayWellsReasonDoneBigsJobsWillingNeededResponsibleCoffeeThings DoneBeing ResponsibleResumes Author:Madeleine Albright
“As a child, I really did see buildings bombed, and what makes me different from an American that's the same age as I am is that I can understand what happens when there is fighting in a way that they couldn't.” WayChildrenI CanDifferentHappensAgeFightingBuilding Author:Madeleine Albright
“In terms intellectually, [what] shaped my life was the whole Munich thing [the Munich Agreement] that I knew about all my life, in terms of how large powers make decisions that affect small countries, and the unintended consequences of that. The other part is I knew about the Holocaust. l just didn't know that it applied to my family. But that did affect the way I thought about what I was seeing as ethnic cleansing in the Balkans; there's no question about that.” KnowsWayCountryWholeTermDecisionSeeingConsequenceMy FamilyAgreementHolocaustCleansingEthnic CleansingMunichBalkansSmall CountriesUnintended Consequences Author:Madeleine Albright
“You [young people] all are just much more internationally-minded and traveled and knowledgeable in languages than any other previous generation. So many of you are already doing a lot of international relations, I think. I so believe in student networks, and people that either study abroad or come to the United States to study, and the relationships that you all develop. You learn a lot from each other, but you all will see each other again in jobs along the way. And I think that makes a big difference. I so believe in what students can do.” PeopleThinkingWayBelieveStatesBigsJobsYoungLanguageCan DoDifferencesUnitedUnited StatesStudyGenerationsStudentsRelationInternationalTraveledInternational RelationsKnowledgeablePrevious GenerationsStudy Abroad Author:Madeleine Albright
“I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life.” WaySuccessTaughtStriveGuaranteesKeep The Faith Author:Madeleine Albright
“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.” ThinkingWayAdvantageCapabilityBeing A WomanPersonal RelationshipsTelling It Like It Is Author:Madeleine Albright
“And so I think that the idea of America working with other countries to solve problems is good for us, and it is part of digging us out of the “my way or the highway” approach that was evident in the previous eight years.” ThinkingWayYearsIdeasCountryProblemAmericaApproachEightSolveMy WayOther CountriesEvidentHighwaysDiggingWorking With Others Author:Madeleine Albright
“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.” ThinkingMenWayGrossNetworkingGeneralizationMaking Friends Author:Madeleine Albright
“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.” MenWayHas BeensCountryStatesMeetingsWeatherTiesPinsHead Of State Author:Madeleine Albright
“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.” WayLongMatterStatesUseHappensFacesDealsLeaderRiskSecurityWeaponsMassDestructionThreatDemocraticDemocratIraqNuclearChemicalsAlliesLong WayLiedWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionIraq WarRoguesWmdGulf WarChemical WeaponsWmds In IraqBiological WeaponsInvading IraqBiological WarfareNuclear Destruction 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
