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
Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies. – Madeleine Albright
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
Because of my parents love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia – first by Hitler and then by Stalin. – Madeleine Albright