274 Quotes by Madeleine Albright

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

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.

I love being a woman and I was not one of these women who rose through professional life by wearing men’s clothes or looking masculine. I loved wearing bright colors and being who I am.

US is a very religious country. Separation of church and state is part of our credo, but that it is hard to understand since our money says “In God we trust” and every President says “God bless America”.

When combined with information and communication technologies, microcredit can unleash new opportunities for the world’s poorest entrepreneurs and thereby revitalize the village economies they serve.

I think there has to be the sense that once you have climbed the ladder of success, that you don’t push it away from the building.

I think I’ve revived the costume-jewelry industry.

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 felt that America’s duty was not to try to do everything itself, but to foster a sense of commitment that would bring out the best in every country.