Madeline Albright Quotations

We are seeing a shift from well-organized, local groups supported by state sponsors to more far-flung and loosely structured webs of terror,

There is no question that Yugoslavia has turned a corner and is moving in a positive direction toward Europe and democracy.

Until the parties have accepted all provisions of the agreement, preparations for NATO military action will continue,

We believe that it is important for American travelers to be very vigilant when they are abroad and to get in touch with American embassies and consulates there and also to try to avoid large crowds,

We believe that a sustained air campaign can accomplish the objectives that we have laid out,

We're going to review what has happened here in the last couple of days, and then think about how to move forward,

Unless the commitments necessary to end the violence are carried out in a way that is sustainable and mutually reinforcing, it will be difficult for the parties to change the realities on the ground,

Words here are no substitute for action in the region, ... encourages extremism and diverts attention from the task at hand.

We have a strategic opportunity to put the peace process back on track and we cannot afford to lose it,

We have never had a fight with the Serbian people.

What the Serb people really want to do is to be able to hold up their heads again and be a part of the new Europe. And this (Milosevic's arrest) is a step that needs to be taken to accomplish that.

We were always willing, if they cooperated, to go to a comprehensive review

We want them to go because it's important for Lebanon to be an independent country and not a client state of Syria,

We are allies. We have responsibilities to each other. That's why our troops have been here with Italy's permission for so many years,

We are hopeful that this agreement will be concluded,

We determined some time ago that it was not a good idea to link human rights and trade, and that we actually make better progress with both when they are not linked,

There are some specific security threats to a variety of embassies, ... We are taking precautions ... in what is a dangerous situation in the world, with terrorists.

There are gaps. We're trying to narrow those gaps,

The process is in trouble, we cannot continue this way, ... One option is simply for us to remove ourselves from the process.

We have insisted that (North Korea) cease its long-range missile development, production and export program, ... We are at a critical juncture in our relations with Pyongyang. The choice is for the North to behave in a way that allows for a positive direction in our relations.

We have, in fact, gained because Saddam Hussein has reversed his course

There are tough choices to be made by each side,

make the ledger slightly less out of balance.

Senator Lott listened, but you'll have to ask him how he feels.

Security is an inherent, inextricable and indispensable component of all our jobs,

One of the things that we have wanted to have is the establishment of such a dialogue, ... Obviously, we will have to see where it leads, and whether it is a genuine dialogue, rather than the kinds of patronizing and cruel conversations that were evident when I was there.

None of us would deny this is a very complicated issue, ... If there were a simple solution, I think it would have been taken care of a long time ago.

Never again will your fates be tossed around like poker chips on a bargaining table,

NATO'S fundamental purpose -- safeguarding the ideals, interests and territory of its members -- is unchanging,

No doubt the president will take the opportunity to try to talk to him about working together on some things this fall.

possible attempt by Belgrade to oust his government.

On Taiwan, I reiterated our strong commitment to a 'one China' policy, to the importance of direct dialogue and a peaceful resolution of the dispute,

If the Serbs are responsible for the fact that the talks fail, then it will be Serb targets that are hit,

If this fails because both parties say no, there will not be bombing of Serbia and we will try to figure out ways of trying to deal with both sides,

I do not wish to underestimate what has happened here, ... It is huge and terrible.

I am confident we have the legitimate grounds,

I am confident today that the costs of a larger alliance will be real but affordable, and that NATO will emerge from this process with its military capabilities as strong as ever,

I am looking forward to going to the region some time in August, and I most of all look forward to working with the prime minister, who is dedicated to the Middle East peace process,

I believe we are at a crossroads in the history of the Balkans as well as NATO, ... The decisions we make in the days ahead will be crucial for us all.

I believe that the best kind of diplomatic action is when we can combine it, in this kind of a situation, with the potential of the use of force,

I believe that while there are constructive discussions going on, that it is worth continuing the process. We are clearly coming to the end of this phase, and we cannot let it go on indefinitely. But as long as the talks are constructive, I think it's worth going the extra mile.

I bring you very warm personal greetings from President Clinton, and he is very much looking forward to his visit in June,

cease long-range missile development, production and its export program.

But we have to do it in some way that does not harm our overall foreign policy interests,

But as we have shown during the past two years, America will not be intimidated, nor will we retreat from the world,

I have a lot of different pins ... and it all kind of started as a joke, ... I do like jewelry, but when Saddam Hussein called me a snake, I happened to have a snake pin. And I was doing an interview, actually with CNN, and your cameras picked up that I had on a snake pin, and I was asked why and I said, 'because Saddam Hussein has just called me a snake.'

I have just heard a report that he was going to withdraw half his forces from Kosovo, ... If there ever was a definition of a half-measure, that's it.

I can only hope that my heels can fill your shoes.

If Belgrade doesn't reverse course, the Serbs alone will be responsible for the consequences,

I don't think we should be pushing Americans to break the law, ... I do think that it is a dangerous place, but I do not believe it should be illegal for Americans to go there.

I go determined that those responsible for these cowardly crimes will be held accountable. I go secure in the knowledge that America will never be intimidated or back down in the face of terrorists,

He has to be turned over. We want to see him in The Hague,

He got elected on a very strong mandate for peace, and that is what he is working on.

having cut away a lot of the underbrush.

What do you want to know? ... It was good.

The purpose of this is to deter Slobodan Milosevic from continuing on his rampage and going in and torching, having his soldiers and his special police torch the villages. It is designed to deter that and also to damage his capability to do that.

We talked at some length about what her intentions were. And it was at that point that it became evident to me that she understood all the things that had gone wrong,

Hussein has... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.

He was jovial and forthcoming, and interested and different from what we had all been led to believe,

I always do truly think about the fact that I have Thomas Jefferson's job, ... That is the part that always undoes me, because it is so hard to comprehend.

I think the important part is to focus on what has to be done, which is to get the international community with the Bosnians to work on economic reconstruction.

I think it's very important that we do everything we can to strengthen and unify the opposition. This is what we talked about, ... We obviously are going to stay in very close touch over the coming weeks.

I think it's very important for the president to do what he can do while he has the ability to do it, ... Late Edition.

I think we are at the beginning stages.... We're working very hard, and I think we all need to work together on this,

It is now for us, the living, to rededicate ourselves to his cause, ... so that all the children of the Middle East will know a future free from violence and terror, enriched by prosperity and peace.

I think that Senator Kerry has been working on explaining that. It hasn't come through, ... He is making that message very loud and clear.

I think that it's very important for everybody to understand that Milosevic lost in this round and just with the way the signs in Belgrade say that the opposition is holding up, he's finished. It's time for him to go,

It is impossible for us to negotiate while he builds up his forces, attacks civilians and torches villages in Kosovo,

It is my hope and desire that they hold to the Tuesday deadline, and I am hoping that they take it as a sign that they must finish their work, ... Late Edition.

I was 11, and I do remember being very excited, but also a little scared, because I did not know whether I would be accepted in this new land,

I will believe it when I see it.

It is a subject of discussion with them and was raised both when President Clinton and I were in Pakistan and in Greece recently, ... We are pressing them on it, but we are not considering sanctions.

is doing what he was elected to do.

I respect her for living up to what we think is an international obligation and is going to do the right thing.

Over the next few days, ... I will be explaining the American position to leaders in the countries I visit while making it clear that in confronting the clear and present danger posed by Iraqi lawlessness, the diplomatic string is running out.

Our meeting sends the message that the world community is united not just in outrage and dismay but in action,

Our message to India and Pakistan is that there should be no further nuclear testing, no deployment or testing of missiles, no more inflammatory rhetoric and no more provocative military activity,

test Iraq's promise thoroughly and comprehensively in the days and weeks ahead.

Looking back over the past year, I do not see how any other decision could have been made or any reason for its delay,

Let me stress that in our relations with China, engagement is not the same as endorsement, ... Our approach includes frank talks about differences.

Let me make this perfectly clear: I do not tell Chairman Butler what to do, ... Chairman Butler has made it perfectly clear that he makes the operational decisions and that he takes orders and instructions from no one. The Security Council itself talks to him about policy, but not on operations.

I think everybody is a little careful not to make final judgment.

I think frankly the horrors of what has been seen and the tragedy has impelled them to understand that there is a choice between a future like what we've seen in the last 10 days and one where they can learn to live together,

I think it would be a genuine mistake if the focus today was on confrontation without thinking of the remarkable aspect of yesterday's meeting, ... Views were exchanged, problems were discussed without polemics.

I think this is a very hard choice, but the price -- we think the price is worth it,

I would like to say how very pleased I am to be able to spend this day in North Carolina, ... I would like to thank the chairman for inviting me.

will have no choice but to take strong measures.

When the Burmese government tries to blame the victims for the crime, and say that (democracy activist) Aung San Suu Kyi and her party are responsible for their own repression, I can only reply that much the same was once said about Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Vaclav Havel, ... The world is not fooled. And we must not be silent.

will not make a decision on sending U.S. troops until we have an agreement in hand and can evaluate whether it meets the conditions President Clinton has outlined.

When it comes to dealing with North Korea, we must be cautious. When I look at relations with North Korea, I have to ... with balanced euphoria,

When I took this job I had those instincts surgically removed, ... We believe in bipartisan foreign policy, and it's important to understand that we must test this agreement to see if it works.

we are blessed to live at a time of broader respect for basic human rights than ever before in history.

We are being vigilant, ... The international community is more united than ever in making sure that Saddam Hussein cannot threaten us with his weapons of mass destruction.

We believe that the United Nations needs new leadership for the 21st century, somebody who's going to get up every morning and decide that reforming the U.N. so that it can function in the 21st century is his or her major goal,

We have to see what we can do to lessen the pain,

Whether it's for commercial or research purposes, it should not be happening,

We have all been in very close touch with our Russian counterparts, ... I think it is evident from their perspective that Kostunica won the first round. They have said that.

We have come too far in the process of Arab-Israeli peacemaking to allow the vultures of violence to shape the region's future.

We have come to a wider agreement with the Russians,

We know the day is drawing closer when the community of freedom will once more encompass the pearl of the Antilles, and the hemisphere of the American democracies will be complete,