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In a newspaper, you only have so much room. It teaches you the value of getting to the point, of not pampering yourself with your glorious writing. I've always been much more interested in one powerful sentence that stays with you. That's my style. ↗

— Mitch Albom

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Even before I went to the UN, I often would want to say something in a meeting - only woman at the table - and I'd think, 'OK well, I don't think I'll say that. It may sound stupid.' And then some man says it, and everybody thinks it's completely brilliant, and you are so mad at yourself for not saying something. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#brilliant #completely #even #everybody #i

To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#equation #expense #liberty #other #people

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. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#being #better #capability #great #great advantage

If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

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I think that we all know what evil is. We have a sense of what's evil, and certainly killing innocent people is evil. We're less sure about what is good. There's sort of good, good enough, could be better - but absolute good is a little harder to define. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#absolute #better #certainly #could #define

Don't make me into this airy-fairy, moralist, idealist because I'm not. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

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But sadly, one of the problems with being on public radio is that people tend to think you're being sincere all the time. ↗

— Ira Glass

#people #problems #public #public radio #radio

If you look at my life, generally, I've been put in situations which were difficult and which I conquered. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

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Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit. ↗