No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground. – Madeleine Albright
I was a little girl in World War II and Im used to being freed by Americans. – Madeleine Albright
Really, I have to laugh because there was a whole set of stories that made me sound like the Dragon Lady, you know, tough this and tough that. Then there is this business about gooey. The bottom line is I am a pragmatic idealist. – Madeleine Albright
I think the personal relationships I established mattered in terms of what I was able to get done. And I did bring womens issues to the center of our foreign policy. – Madeleine Albright