I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends. That's a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways.
Madeleine AlbrightRead
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.
Interpretation
We will stand firm in our values against opposition.
Madeleine Albright asserts that those who advocate for freedom, democracy, and social justice will not be deterred by adversaries. This quote emphasizes the resilience in upholding fundamental principles in the face of challenges and opposition from those who disagree with such ideals.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about standing firm in human rights.
I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends. That's a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways.
My parents were of the generation who thought they were the children of a free Czechoslovakia, the only democracy in central Europe.
I really think that there was a great advantage in many ways to being a woman. I think we are a lot better at personal relationships, and then have the capability obviously of telling it like it is when it's necessary.
Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn't mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten high school.
The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.
You think that the heads of state only have serious conversations, but they actually often begin really with the weather or, 'I really like your tie.'
We have been taught to regard a representative of the people as a sentinel on the watch-tower of liberty.
The State is the altar of political freedom and, like the religious altar, it is maintained for the purpose of human sacrifice.
I would never want Ukraine to be a piece on the map, on the chessboard of big global players, so that someone could toss us around, use us as cover, as part of some bargain.
Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.
Since almost all Negroes are workers, live on wages, and suffer from the high cost of food, clothing and shelter, it is obvious that the Republican and Democratic Parties are opposed to their interests.
I think democracy is the most revolutionary thing in the world, because if you have power you use it to meet the needs of you and your community.
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