I have very set and consistent principles, but I am flexible on tactics. I like to get the job done.

There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.

Our predecessors understood that the ties that bind America are far stronger than disagreements over any particular policy and far more durable and profound than any party affiliation.

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

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.

We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction.

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.

To put it mildly, the world is a mess.

I think this is a very hard choice, but the price - we think the price is worth it.

We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom, democracy and the fight against disease, poverty and terrorism.

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

If you work hard all day and all night, something may come of it. You never know, it just might.

He sure put things into words good.

I am fierce for work. Without work I am nothing.

Religion enables us to ignore nothingness and get on with the jobs of life.

Life is not simple, and therefore history, which is past life, is not simple.

I think the growth of the brain is a slow process. But you do change and the more you accept change and embrace change, the better.

The challenging part of parenting is to stick to your ideals and not give in.

Shouldn't "it works like a charm" be said about things that don't work?

You have to move really fast, as a director in television. If you're able to keep things moving on set, everybody has more fun, and when everybody has more fun, the end result is funnier.

One of my few shortcomings is that I can't predict the future.