Madeleine Albright Quotes

A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess, where people sit quietly, thinking out their strategy, taking their time between moves. It's more like a game of billiards, with a bunch of balls clustered together.

Madeleine Albright

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

TimeTogetherPeopleGameThinking

I'm an exile. My father had the courage to leave with his wife, his mother and three children under twelve. It took more courage to leave, to sacrifice everything for freedom, than to stay.

Andy Garcia

FatherMotherFreedomChildrenWife

Sometimes, anonymous sources, when merely stating opinions or running a smear campaign, are certainly cowards.

Rod Lurie

OpinionsSometimesCowardsSources

My mother was apt to fall out on the floor and start speaking in tongues. Actually, it was a great performance... It was great theater. As a 5-year-old, I understood that, although it scared me and there was a little part of me going, 'I don't know about this. This seems over-the-top to me,' at the same time, I did understand that this was passion.

Rodney Crowell

MotherPassionGreatTimeMeStart

I think mankind is overly sensitive, very needy, greedy, and flawed.

Craig Kilborn

ThinkGreedyMankindSensitiveVery

My first professional job was with Berkeley Repertory Theatre. I started out in an educational touring play and eventually starred on their stages. That was the theatre that nurtured me to expand as an artist.

Colman Domingo

JobMeTheatreArtistPlayFirst

Oliver Sacks remains my hero to this day. He was one of the first medical writers I read. The other was Lewis Thomas, who is no longer alive but is just heroic to me.

Atul Gawande

HeroDayMedicalMeAliveFirst

I hate auditioning so much.

Allison Janney

HateMuchAuditioning

Whenever Rod has four of five days off, he'll be bouncing off the walls with boredom.

Penny Lancaster

WallsBoredomDaysOffFiveFour

My father was an interpreter for all the Latin American pilots at the naval base. He was very well educated. My mother was a hairdresser who sang every day.

Pepe Serna

FatherMotherDayAmericanEvery Day

It's amazing to me that they're cutting physical education programs in the school systems.

Shannon Miller

EducationSchoolAmazingMeSystems

I have the highest regard for Meryl Streep as an actress and think she's a fabulous person as well.

Lindsay Duncan

ThinkPersonSheFabulousWell

The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.

Linus Pauling

GoodBestIdeasWayGood IdeaIdea

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Madeleine Albright