MADELEINE ALBRIGHT

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

I have had fun being who I became, so to speak.

I'm a problem-solver.

I can't go out with a Republican.

I have always thought of myself as a Czechoslovak Catholic.

I am such a political person.

My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam.

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

For me, being raised in a free America made all the difference.

There's Madeleine, and then there's 'Madeleine Albright'. And I sometimes kind of think, who is this person? Once you become 'Madeleine Albright' it doesn't go away.

I didn't want to set up a women's studies program. I thought women should learn to operate in a coeducational atmosphere, because, especially in national security and international affairs, it's male-dominated.

You think that the heads of state only have serious conversations, but they actually often begin really with the weather or, 'I really like your tie.'

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.

The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.

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

I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important.

To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.

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

Life is grim, and we don't have to be grim all the time.

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

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 know that war is very cruel and that life is harder when you aren't able to live in the place you called home.

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

The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.