We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about; what they care about is the picture.

There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.

Our predecessors understood that the ties that bind America are far stronger than disagreements over any particular policy and far more durable and profound than any party affiliation.

It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.

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.

We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction.

Saddam's goal is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not and we will not let him succeed.

To put it mildly, the world is a mess.

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

We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom, democracy and the fight against disease, poverty and terrorism.

As you go along your own road in life, you will, if you aim high enough, also meet resistance... But no matter how tough the opposition may seem, have courage still and persevere.

Americans are children who must go somewhere else to grow up, and sometimes die.

Ef women want any rights more'n dey got why don't dey jes' take 'em and not be talkin' about it.

The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any cost, which in turn destroys the vision and the dream.

One of my major shortcomings - I'm vindictive. I don't know why that is. Even in petty things in my life I tend to strike back. It's a lot more pleasurable a sensation than feeling threatened.

Any replacement to the current copyright position (life plus 70 years) needs to have an answer lined up for this, and similar, messy edge cases.

Longevity is the revenge of talent upon genius.

In this life we get only those things for which we hunt, for which we strive, and for which we are willing to sacrifice.

At no point was my career under threat, so I always knew that I would get back into action.

Any writer would rather dig into character than dig into fancy plots.

Do not doubt the holy love of Jesus to your soul when he is laying a heavy hand upon you.