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.
From Madeleine Albright
Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.
I love being a woman and I was not one of these women who rose through professional life by wearing men's clothes or looking masculine. I loved wearing bright colors and being who I am.
The difference between humans and other mammals is that we know how to accessorize.
The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.
Iraq is a long way from the U.S., but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.
People are finding it harder and harder to relate to foreign policy.
I've never seen America as an imperialist or colonialist or meddling country.
So people are talking about revolution. What a revolution it would be to have a woman president.
While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.
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