The complexity of immigration as an issue begins with a basic human trait: we are reluctant to share.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTEspecially when we are afraid, angry, or confused, we may be tempted to give away bits of our freedom—or, less painfully, somebody else’s freedom—in the quest for direction and order.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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Though I had never written a memoir, I was confident that given enough time, I could do a serviceable job. Not elegant, but blunt, informative and funnier than most readers would expect.
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I really do think about the fact that every day counts. I believe that every individual counts, and so I believe that every day counts and I try not to waste it.
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Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference.
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I am not a fatalist. I have just been reading War and Peace and Tolstoy is such a fatalist. I think people can make a difference, I am an optimist who worries a lot.
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It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
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Because of my parents’ love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia – first by Hitler and then by Stalin.
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Whatever the job you are asked to do at whatever level, do a good job because your reputation is your resume.
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While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.
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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.
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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.
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It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
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Peace is not a spectator sport.
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Wilson’s doctrine of self-determination gave a boost to the idea that wherever there dwelled a people, there should be a state.
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The real question is: who has the responsibility to uphold human rights? The answer to that is: everyone.
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There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.
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