Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTI do not believe that things happen accidentally; I believe you earn them.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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The complexity of immigration as an issue begins with a basic human trait: we are reluctant to share.
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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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Bill Clinton observed that when people are uncertain, they’d rather have leaders who are strong and wrong than right and weak.
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If an advertiser can use that information to home in on a consumer because of his or her individual interests, what’s to stop a Fascist government from doing the same?
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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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Peace is not a spectator sport.
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How can one be bored in a world where a billion examples of human ingenuity, peculiarity, pigheadedness, and compassion are on regular view?
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Respect for the rights of others is a lofty principle; but envy is a primal urge (p114)
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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 also think it is important for women to help one another. I have a saying: There is a special place in hell for women who don’t.
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Good guys don’t always win, especially when they are divided and less determined than their adversaries.
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The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.
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The magic of America is that we’re a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.
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The answer matters because, although nature abhors a vacuum, Fascism welcomes one.
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The Fascist game plan: a single party, speaking with one voice, controlling every state institution, claiming to represent all people, and labeling the entire sham a triumph of the popular will.
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