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 ALBRIGHTFalsehood flies, observed Jonathan Swift, and the truth comes limping after it.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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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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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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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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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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The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.
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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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Good guys don’t always win, especially when they are divided and less determined than their adversaries.
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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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The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.
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Wages, in real terms, have been stagnant since the 1970s.
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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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The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.
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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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The answer matters because, although nature abhors a vacuum, Fascism welcomes one.
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The more extreme advocates from one side helped to validate the arguments of extremists on the other.
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