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I hope I'm wrong, but I am afr...

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.

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

It took me quite a long time t...

It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

The day-to-day making of polic...

The day-to-day making of policy is arguing all the time. You're trying to get the right approach and the right answer, and there are moments that aren't very pleasant. But in the end, you look at the overall product.

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

If you look at my life, genera...

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

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

Women have to be active listen...

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

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

Women can't do everything at t...

Women can't do everything at the same time, we need to understand milestones in our lives comes in segments.

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

And frankly, I don't understan...

And frankly, I don't understand - I mean, I'm obviously a card-carrying Democrat - but I can't understand why any woman would want to vote for Mitt Romney, except maybe Mrs. Romney.

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

I have to tell you, my seven-y...

I have to tell you, my seven-year-old granddaughter said to my daughter, her mother, 'So what's the big deal about Grandma Maddy having been Secretary of State? Only girls are Secretaries of State.' Most of her lifetime, it's true. But at the time it really was a big deal.

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

The magic of America is that w...

The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

I think women are really good ...

I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends. That's a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways.

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

Jewelry and pins have been wor...

Jewelry and pins have been worn throughout history as symbols of power, sending messages. Interestingly enough, it was mostly men who wore the jewelry in various times, and obviously crowns were part of signals that were being sent throughout history by people of rank.

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

One of the issues I kept sayin...

One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. So the bottom line is active listening. If you are going to interrupt, you look for opportunities. You have to know what you're talking about.

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

As strong as the United States...

As strong as the United States is, we can't deal with terrorism alone.

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

For somebody who loves foreign...

For somebody who loves foreign policy, being Secretary is the best job in the world - but it doesn't happen twice.

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

I was a little girl in World W...

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

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

I've never seen America as an ...

I've never seen America as an imperialist or colonialist or meddling country.

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

The U.N. bureaucracy has grown...

The U.N. bureaucracy has grown to elephantine proportions. Now that the Cold War is over, we are asking that elephant to do gymnastics.

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

We live in an image society. S...

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

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

While democracy in the long ru...

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

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

Hussein has chosen to spend hi...

Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.

Madeleine Albright 253 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....