Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTThe main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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This is the first rule of deception: repeated often enough, almost any statement, story, or smear can start to sound plausible. The Internet should be an ally of freedom and a gateway to knowledge; in some cases, it is neither.
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The People Power movement that in 1986 foiled Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos’s effort to steal a snap presidential election.
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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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The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.
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Life is grim, and we don’t have to be grim all the time.
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I do not believe that things happen accidentally; I believe you earn them.
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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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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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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 is easier to remove tyrants and destroy concentration camps than to kill the ideas that gave them birth.
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A Fascist who launches his career by being voted into office will have a claim to legitimacy that others do not.
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Among those welcoming Fascism and shouting Viva Mussolini that day were two hundred Jews.
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Peace is not a spectator sport.
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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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The real question is: who has the responsibility to uphold human rights? The answer to that is: everyone.
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