274 Quotes by Madeleine Albright

In 1953, the United States played a significant role in orchestrating the overthrow of Iran's popular prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh. The Eisenhower administration believed its actions were justified for strategic reasons, but the coup was clearly a setback for Iran's political development and it is easy to see now why many Iranians continue to resent this intervention by America in their internal affairs.

Freedon succeeds from the moment people stop looking to others to improve their lives and start taking responsibility.

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.

I am by nature a worried optimist ...

The difference between humans and other mammals is that we know how to accessorize.

So people are talking about revolution. What a revolution it would be to have a woman president.

jewels have played a colorful part in the evolution of world affairs. Because precious stones tend to inspire both admiration and greed, leaders have found convenient excuses for seeking them and have used them to impress crowds, reward friends, deprive foes, forge alliances, and justify war. Jewels may find their highest expression in the decorative arts, but they have also earned a place in the art of the possible.

We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about; what they care about is the picture.

the purpose of foreign policy is to persuade others to do what we want or, better yet, to want what we want.