When, at a party, a woman (half socialite, half journalist) told me how brave she thought I had been for not getting a facelift, I was tempted to comment on the courage she had shown in dealing with the results of hers.
MADELEINE ALBRIGHTWhat people have the capacity to choose, they have the ability to change.
More Madeleine Albright Quotes
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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 greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.
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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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Falsehood flies, observed Jonathan Swift, and the truth comes limping after it.
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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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The People Power movement that in 1986 foiled Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos’s effort to steal a snap presidential election.
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A spoonful of sugar can be as helpful in dealing with foreign diplomats as it is in child psychology, for these are not unrelated fields.
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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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Fascism, most of the students agreed, is an extreme form of authoritarian rule. Citizens are required to do exactly what leaders say they must do, nothing more, nothing less.
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We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom, democracy and the fight against disease, poverty and terrorism.
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Unless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.
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To put it mildly, the world is a mess.
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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.
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The conservatives saw the Fascist leader as someone they could hide behind, manipulate, and, when convenient, replace.
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