Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright is an American politician and diplomat. She is the first woman to have become the United States Secretary of State. She was nominated by U.S. President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996, and was unanimously confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 99–0. She was sworn in on January 23, 1997...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 May 1937
CitySmichov, Czech Republic
CountryUnited States of America
Real leadership comes from the quiet nudging of an inner voice. It comes from realizing that the time has come to move beyond waiting to doing.
The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.
You have to learn to interrupt because you aren't going to get called on.
We must be authors of the history of our age.
Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion; and every barrier to justice brought down by your determination will ennoble your life, inspire others, serve your country, and explode outward the boundaries of what is achievable on this earth.
Whatever the job you are asked to do at whatever level, do a good job because your reputation is your resume.
You can't just think that you will get a job for no good reason... And I think that the other part is you have to work your way up, you know I did a lot of Xeroxing and getting coffee...I always did what I was asked to do. I delivered. People knew that I would get things done and get them done well. And that is a big part of our resumes, are based on being responsible and being willing to do what needed to be done.
Women can't do everything at the same time, we need to understand milestones in our lives comes in segments.
I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there.
I enjoy wearing pins, and nobody tells me to do it.
There is plenty of room in the world for mediocre men but there is no room for mediocre women.
The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.
It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
What people have the capacity to choose, they have the ability to change.