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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.

Madeleine Albright

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.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

Believe Myself Thinking Wasted Time
Whatever the job you are asked to do at whatever level, do a good job because your reputation is your resume.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

Character Reputation Yourself
The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.
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Oneself Ourselves Purpose
Bill Clinton observed that when people are uncertain, they’d rather have leaders who are strong and wrong than right and weak.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

Leadership People Right Strong Weakness Wrong
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.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

Freedom Knowledge Politics Story
For the DPRK and its military, the ouster of Saddam Hussein conveyed a powerful message: it’s not enough to pretend to have weapons of mass destruction. To be secure, a nation must build them, own them, and hide them.
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Destruction Enough Hide Nation Powerful Pretend Secure Weapon
The real question is: who has the responsibility to uphold human rights? The answer to that is: everyone.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

Human Moral Responsibility Right Virtue
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.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

Democracy Home Love Myself Parents
Go for it, never back down, and don’t give in, because there’s no greater satisfaction in life than using your gifts to help others and to contribute to your community and country.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

Community Greatness Life Satisfaction
Until I am carried out, I will carry on.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

Carry Myself
The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

Greatness Life Myself
I once experimented with meditation, cleared my mind, and immediately remembered a phone call I had to make; that was that.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

Mindset Myself Phone Remember
A Fascist who launches his career by being voted into office will have a claim to legitimacy that others do not.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

Career Himself Vote
It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

Development Myself Quite Silence Time Voice Women Empowerment
Especially 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.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

Afraid Angry Direction Freedom Ourselves Pain
What people have the capacity to choose, they have the ability to change.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

Ability Change Choice People

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