I think the personal relationships I established mattered in terms of what I was able to get done. And I did bring women's issues to the center of our foreign policy.

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.

I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.

As a leader, you have to have the ability to assimilate new information and understand that there might be a different view.

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

Hate, emotionalism, and frustration are not policies.

To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.