The other thing that happened was that we have a tendency to project our own weaknesses onto another woman. I don't think men do that particularly.

Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.

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.

If there's nobody in your way, you're not going anywhere.

People didn't think that a woman could be the Secretary of State, when my name was out there...but then the Arab Ambassadors at the UN said 'We have no problem dealing with Ambassador Albright, and we would have no problem dealing with Secretary Albright.'

I know that war is very cruel and that life is harder when you aren't able to live in the place you called home.

I got married, I really waited a long time - three days after I graduated.