Life is grim, and we don't have to be grim all the time. I have always thought of myself as a Czechoslovak Catholic. Albright has also authored several books such as Memo to the President-Elect, which she published in 2008. "Blunt But Flexible" by Johanna McGeary, www.cnn.com. But I do not believe that the world would be entirely different if there were more women leaders. ', and '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 … I think that there is never an indispensable leader, you know? When Hillary was First Lady, we went to the Beijing Women's Conference. While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile. I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the other person's shoes. 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. And in 1997, she was unanimously voted into the position of secretary of state. “I saw what happened when a dictator was allowed to take over a piece of a country and the country went down the tubes. “Madam Secretary”, Miramax Books. "Verbatim". (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); @2020 - Graciousquotes.com. Interview with Laura Newberry, www.masslive.com. That’s a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways.”. Quotations by Madeleine Albright, American Statesman, Born May 15, 1937. No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground. Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about. I'm not a person who thinks the world would be entirely different if it was run by women. Share with your friends. (Keynote speech at Celebrating Inspiration luncheon with the WNBA's All-Decade Team, 2006)', 'What people have the capacity to choose, they have the ability to change. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. During the 1980s -1990s, Albright worked for several non-profit organizations. Interview with Marianne Schnall, www.huffingtonpost.com. I think that a president needs to have a variety of views presented. Madeleine Albright Quotes about Worth blogspot.com. If there's nobody in your way, you're not going anywhere. I have very set and consistent principles, but I am flexible on tactics. That is not who I had problems with, because I arrived in a very large plane that said United States of America.