I have always thought of myself as a Czechoslovak Catholic.

The world would be entirely different if it were run by women. I think it is true that we are more seeking consensus and don't have such big egos and have a variety of different ways of trying to get along. But anybody who says that the world would be better has forgotten high school. It depends on who the women are.

There's nobody who's had a resume like [Hillary Clinton] that's run for president.

I was in Europe and it was at this stage that I fell in love with Americans in uniform. And I continue to have that love affair.

I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the other person's shoes. Unless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.

I think that there is never an indispensable leader, you know? I think that there is a time with dignity that one needs to leave.

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.