the purpose of foreign policy is to persuade others to do what we want or, better yet, to want what we want.

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.

It is not enough to live together in peace, with one race on its knees.

You want to be merciful. To stand in the light. I understand it. I admire it. But, my queen...Only the victors can be merciful.

Humans can be fairly ridiculous animals.

As I now feel, I would wish to be borne off anywhere out of this world.

Success in life could be defined as the continued expansion of happiness and the progressive realization of worthy goals.

Joy draws its nourishment from quietness and from the unfathomable.

I wished I could share my own optimism.

Application is the price to be paid for mental acquisition. To have the harvest, we must sow the seed.

Philanthropy is the principal social institution that provides instruction in voluntary service.

Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.