You have to learn to interrupt because you aren't going to get called on.

- Madeleine Albright

The reason I made women's issues central to American foreign policy, was not because I was a feminist, but because we know that societies are more st…

- Madeleine Albright

A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess, where people sit quietly, thinking out their str…

- Madeleine Albright

Whatever the job you are asked to do at whatever level, do a good job because your reputation is your resume.

- Madeleine Albright

If there's nobody in your way, you're not going anywhere.

- Madeleine Albright

As you go along your own road in life, you will, if you aim high enough, also meet resistance... But no matter how tough the opposition may seem, hav…

- Madeleine Albright

There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.

- Madeleine Albright

Real leadership comes from the quiet nudging of an inner voice. It comes from realizing that the time has come to move beyond waiting to doing.

- Madeleine Albright

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