Madeleine Albright

“I have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard.”

“I enjoy wearing pins, and nobody tells me to do it.”

“While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.”

“I can't imagine what it is like to be raised in a society where their only statues that exist are to you and your father.”

“I was a little girl in World War II and I'm used to being freed by Americans.”

“One of the things that was really an issue was I did not want to just be a woman secretary of state. I wanted to be a secretary of a state who was a woman, but not just chosen for that particular reason.”

“I hope I'm wrong, but I am afraid that Iraq is going to turn out to be the greatest disaster in American foreign policy - worse than Vietnam, not in the number who died, but in terms of its unintended consequences and its reverberation throughout the region.”

“Hate, emotionalism, and frustration are not policies.”

“The only thing I have to go by is what my mother and father told me, how I was brought up.”

“As a leader, you have to have the ability to assimilate new information and understand that there might be a different view.”

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

“Saddam's goal is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not and we will not let him succeed.”

“I am such a political person.”

“When Hillary served in the Senate, I saw her work day and night as a member of the Armed Services Committee - working with Republicans and Democrats to keep our military strong and protect our troops and their families.”

“I have always seen the United States as a force of good. And I have learned that there is the idealistic part about what we can do at the U.N. and there is a doable part. And I have learned what is more doable.”

“When Hillary was First Lady, we went to the Beijing Women's Conference. She courageously stood up and spoke out on behalf of human rights and women's rights, inspiring millions to fight for a better future.”

“I can't go out with a Republican.”

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

“I believe that my parents did wonderful things for us.”

“I loved being Secretary of State, that's probably evident to everyone who watched me.”