Madeleine Albright Quotes
I didn't want to set up a women's studies program. I thought women should learn to operate in a coeducational atmosphere, because, especially in national security and international affairs, it's male-dominated.
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Where are the gains for religious freedom and human rights to justify all the bombings, invasions and wars we have conducted in the lands from Libya to Pakistan - to justify the losses we have endured and the death and suffering we have inflicted?
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I would wait in line for anything to do with 'Doctor Who.'
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First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.
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I get paid to do what I enjoy, not that common a condition.
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I like to act. Every other aspect of show business I find uninteresting.
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When I was growing up, I loved stories in which a girl sets out on a quest to rescue the prince instead of the other way around.
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It's only Western civilization that, God forbid, you talk about dying, when it's the only thing we know for certain, right? Everyone's going to die, so what's the big problem? 'Oh, God. Don't talk about it. Don't think about it.' I mean, I'm one of them. I'm not a big fan of talking about dying.
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I've always said I wanted to play in England. There was a struggle between Chelsea and United, but according to me, Chelsea has the best project.
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When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
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I think I need security.
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I went on to Harvard and got very interested in computers and studying the earth's landscape.
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I was living as a young single mom. I was 19 when I was divorced, and my daughter was a year old, and I waited tables here three to four nights a week for several years while I was trying to support myself and my daughter and the day I got that acceptance at Harvard Law School was an unforgettable day.
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I am a keen observer of my own films; I also try to discover myself through the movies I make.
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When I look back, I am happy that my mum took me to the gymnastics club. I didn't join gymnastics to become a famous athlete or celebrity; it just happened - I did more than I expected, of course.
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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
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I was into basketball, but then once I found contact sports, it was over. I never played basketball again in my life.
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I would love to get great performances from actors as a director, because that's what I'm always looking for, a director that's going to help me go places I've never been before.
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Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.
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I'm not really a pianist.
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The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources.
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Add to the world's confusion, we teach our kids rules that we don't adhere to ourselves.
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I've never been a fan of pretense or procrastination. After all, our state is defined by its independent, outspoken spirit.
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I'm not really an autobiographical writer, though I use lots of stuff from my life to make my stories seem real. But when I actually write about myself, I get very confused.
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I didn't want to set up a women's studies program. I thought women should learn to operate in a coeducational atmosphere, because, especially in national security and international affairs, it's male-dominated.
