#ow

I think that there is never an indispensable leader, you know? I think that there is a time with dignity that one needs to leave. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#i #i think #indispensable #know #leader

I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#done #having #how #i #i think

Our strategic dialogue with China can both protect American interests and uphold our principles, provided we are honest about our differences on human rights and other issues and provided we use a mix of targeted incentives and sanctions to narrow these differences. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#american #american interests #both #china #dialogue

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

#am #because #bottom #bottom line #business

Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#active #interrupt #know #listeners #talking

A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences. ↗

— Amos Bronson Alcott

#against #defends #his #influences #own

Who knows, the mind has the key to all things besides. ↗

— Amos Bronson Alcott

#besides #key #knows #mind #things

Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it. ↗