Madeleine Albright Quotes

I've never had a problem in a male-dominated sector. Results speak for themselves.

There aren't good roles for women: the female parts aren't developed: the women are serving the men.

Feminism justified female 'victim power' by convincing the world that we lived in a sexist, male-dominated, and patriarchal world.

Both the Army and the Navy are closed to our sex. Nor, again, are we allowed to be members of the Stock Exchange. Thus we cannot use either the pressure of force or the pressure of money. We cannot preach sermons or negotiate treaties. Then again, although it is true that we can write articles or send letters to the press, the control of the press … is entirely in the hands of your sex …

There will never be any really great women writers in the theatre, because women do not know as much as men.

There were not a lot of women in the theater department - it was really run by men, and so the message was that women can be onstage, but women can't really be backstage.

Women are capable of accomplishing just as much as men are but aren't always given the same attention and opportunity.

Do I understand that I'm in a man's industry? 100%.

When lions paint pictures men will not always be represented as conquerors. When women translate laws, constitutions, bibles and philosophies, man will not always be the declared heard of the church, the state, and the home.

Women have to define themselves in the eyes of men. They have to fight for their rights, especially in a society that will pretend that there is no fight or no battle, that it's a cliché, that feminists are reactionary, all these things.

I listen to feminists and all these radical gals - most of them are failures. They've blown it. Some of them have been married, but they married some Casper Milquetoast who asked permission to go to the bathroom. These women just need a man in the house. That's all they need. Most of the feminists need a man to tell them what time of day it is and to lead them home. And they blew it and they're mad at all men. Feminists hate men. They're sexist. They hate men - that's their problem.

If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.

There are relatively few role models for young people. We are in a society that is ruled by men.

I think people are frightened of women making big decisions.

I remember becoming aware of women's issues and inequality. It became glaringly clear to me when I was living in America that women are regarded as less intelligent than men.

I am not sure gender ever won't be an issue in comedy, because I think that women do have different priorities in some respects.

We make a lot of mistakes for women, and we'll always do it again.

There's still prejudice and that resistance regarding women, not only on female football but in various activities. Men think that women are a bit fragile to perform some types of activities or don't have the ability and aren't strong enough.

I don't write about too many male businessmen, and I'm not apt to write about too many female businessmen.

I don't know if I have any particular views about women in positions of power, though I do think it's more difficult for women, particularly in a Medieval setting. They have the additional problem that they're a woman and people don't want them in a position of power in an essentially patriarchal society.

I have always been interested in gender politics, so I'm not that keen on doing things that don't represent a truth about women.

I've always been the only girl in those environments. It's comfortable for me - I prefer it, actually.

The thing I can say about Japan is they were progressive for a country that is very male dominant.

Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men.

I adopted the assumption of many of my generation that women were intellectually inferior to men, that we were not capable of governing, leading, managing anything but our homes and our children.