Madeleine Albright

There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women." (Keynote speech at Celebrating Inspiration luncheon with the WNBA's All-Decade Team, 2006) ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#power #sisterhood #women #inspirational

What people have the capacity to choose, they have the ability to change. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#choice #free-will #freedom #change

I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#inspirational #perseverance #striving #success #faith

And frankly, I don't understand - I mean, I'm obviously a card-carrying Democrat - but I can't understand why any woman would want to vote for Mitt Romney, except maybe Mrs. Romney. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#democrat #except #frankly #i #maybe

I can't go out with a Republican. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#i #out #republican

I have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#hard #i #many #mediocre #mediocre men

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. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#democracy #disease #fight #freedom #intimidated

I love being a woman and I was not one of these women who rose through professional life by wearing men's clothes or looking masculine. I loved wearing bright colors and being who I am. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#being #bright #clothes #colors #i

It's one thing to be religious, but it's another thing to make religion your policy. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#make #one thing #policy #religion #religious

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

— Madeleine Albright

#book #cheer #cry #laugh #like