--- title: "18 Secretary Quotes By Madeleine Albright" description: "18 Secretary quotes by Madeleine Albright. Plus more from Madeleine Albright and more Secretary sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dc/madeleine-albright-1360_awful_i-think-the-hardest-part-is-the-prioriti_401408.jpg" --- > [ I think the hardest part \[is\] the priorities. There are an awful lot of things to do \[being Secretary of State\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-think-the-hardest-part-is-the-priorities-there-are-an-awful-lot-of/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dc/madeleine-albright-1360_awful_i-think-the-hardest-part-is-the-prioriti_401408.jpg) > [Only in America could a refugee girl from Central Europe become secretary of state.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/only-in-america-could-a-refugee-girl-from-central-europe-become/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37c/madeleine-albright-1360_america_only-in-america-could-a-refugee-girl-fro_575872.jpg) > [John Kerry knows more about more subjects than an awful lot of people. But I think it's a very hard job \[Secretary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/john-kerry-knows-more-about-more-subjects-than-an-awful-lot-of-people/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbd/madeleine-albright-1360_awful_john-kerry-knows-more-about-more-subject_1172804.jpg) > [For somebody who loves foreign policy, being Secretary is the best job in the world - but it doesn't happen twice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/for-somebody-who-loves-foreign-policy-being-secretary-is-the-best-job/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc0/madeleine-albright-1360_best_for-somebody-who-loves-foreign-policy-be_1206939.jpg) > [I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-loved-what-i-did-i-could-ve-been-secretary-of-state-for-ever/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d78/madeleine-albright-1360_been_i-loved-what-i-did-i-could-ve-been-secre_2525117.jpg) > [I loved being Secretary of State, that's probably evident to everyone who watched me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-loved-being-secretary-of-state-that-s-probably-evident-to-everyone/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/madeleine-albright-1360_being_i-loved-being-secretary-of-state-that-s_320214.jpg) > [ I was not only the first woman to become secretary of state, I was the first \[U.S.\] secretary of state of the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-was-not-only-the-first-woman-to-become-secretary-of-state-i-was-the/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/464/madeleine-albright-1360_21st-century_i-was-not-only-the-first-woman-to-become_1142609.jpg) > [ \[John Kerry\] actually stole my line because when I became Secretary of State, I said, 'I hope my heels will fill Warren… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/john-kerry-actually-stole-my-line-because-when-i-became-secretary-of/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f82/madeleine-albright-1360_heels_john-kerry-actually-stole-my-line-becaus_1614706.jpg) > [I am often asked if, when I was secretary, I had problems with foreign men. That is not who I had problems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-am-often-asked-if-when-i-was-secretary-i-had-problems-with-foreign/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/madeleine-albright-1360_america_i-am-often-asked-if-when-i-was-secretary_87759.jpg) > [I never dreamed about one day becoming Secretary of State. It's not that I was modest; it's just that I had never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-never-dreamed-about-one-day-becoming-secretary-of-state-it-s-not/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ee/madeleine-albright-1360_becoming_i-never-dreamed-about-one-day-becoming-s_848023.jpg) > [I consider it my patriotic duty as an ordinary citizen - not as Secretary of State - to ask questions. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-consider-it-my-patriotic-duty-as-an-ordinary-citizen-not-as/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00d/madeleine-albright-1360_ask-questions_i-consider-it-my-patriotic-duty-as-an-or_491142.jpg) > [One of the things that was really an issue was I did not want to just be a woman secretary of state.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/one-of-the-things-that-was-really-an-issue-was-i-did-not-want-to-just/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/606/madeleine-albright-1360_chosen_one-of-the-things-that-was-really-an-iss_2452839.jpg) > [The interesting part is, that being the United States Secretary of State, most places I went didn't have a problem with me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/the-interesting-part-is-that-being-the-united-states-secretary-of/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/madeleine-albright-1360_being-a-woman_the-interesting-part-is-that-being-the-u_1517055.jpg) > [People didn't think that a woman could be the Secretary of State, when my name was out there...but then the Arab Ambassadors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/people-didn-t-think-that-a-woman-could-be-the-secretary-of-state-when/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e17/madeleine-albright-1360_ambassadors_people-didn-t-think-that-a-woman-could-b_2488652.jpg) > [I have to tell you, my seven-year-old granddaughter said to my daughter, her mother, 'So what's the big deal about Grandma Maddy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-have-to-tell-you-my-seven-year-old-granddaughter-said-to-my/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/989/madeleine-albright-1360_big-deal_i-have-to-tell-you-my-seven-year-old-gra_2057239.jpg) > [One of the things I write about a bit in my Madam Secretary memoir is on Rwanda, where I was an instructed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/one-of-the-things-i-write-about-a-bit-in-my-madam-secretary-memoir-is/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/madeleine-albright-1360_ambassadors_one-of-the-things-i-write-about-a-bit-in_2873488.jpg) > [The stunning part was that one time Neil McElroy the Secretary of Defense who was the father of one of our classmates…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/the-stunning-part-was-that-one-time-neil-mcelroy-the-secretary-of/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/madeleine-albright-1360_believe_the-stunning-part-was-that-one-time-neil_362674.jpg) > [I had more problems with the men in our own government, and not because they were male chauvinistic pigs but because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-had-more-problems-with-the-men-in-our-own-government-and-not/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/madeleine-albright-1360_dinner_i-had-more-problems-with-the-men-in-our_1460374.jpg) ## Other authors on Secretary ## More by Madeleine Albright > [In 1953, the United States played a significant role in orchestrating the overthrow of Iran's popular prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh. The Eisenhower administration believed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/in-1953-the-united-states-played-a-significant-role-in-orchestrating/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) > [No matter how hard we might wish, we will not be able to transform China's behavior overnight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/no-matter-how-hard-we-might-wish-we-will-not-be-able-to-transform/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) > [There are a lot of similar aspects in all the religions. The question is which side of it you hold up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/there-are-a-lot-of-similar-aspects-in-all-the-religions-the-question/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) > [Whatever the job you are asked to do at whatever level, do a good job because your reputation is your resume.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/whatever-the-job-you-are-asked-to-do-at-whatever-level-do-a-good-job/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) > [I am often asked if, when I was secretary, I had problems with foreign men. That is not who I had problems with, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-am-often-asked-if-when-i-was-secretary-i-had-problems-with-foreign/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) > [Every new president inherits headaches, but President Obama has inherited an entire emergency room.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/every-new-president-inherits-headaches-but-president-obama-has/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) > [I am by nature a worried optimist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-am-by-nature-a-worried-optimist/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) > [If there's nobody in your way, you're not going anywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/if-there-s-nobody-in-your-way-you-re-not-going-anywhere/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) > [I can't imagine what it is like to be raised in a society where their only statues that exist are to you and your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-can-t-imagine-what-it-is-like-to-be-raised-in-a-society-where-their/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) > [I bought ... the pins with my three daughters in mind; the ships are beautiful, graceful, and moving along at full sail, having long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-bought-the-pins-with-my-three-daughters-in-mind-the-ships-are/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) > [“I also think it is important for women to help one another. I have a saying: There is a special place in hell for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-also-think-it-is-important-for-women-to-help-one-another-i-have-a/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) > [The capability of negotiating... is something that means you not only have to understand fully what you believe and what your national interests are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/the-capability-of-negotiating-is-something-that-means-you-not-only/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) > [I know that war is very cruel and that life is harder when you aren't able to live in the place you called home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-know-that-war-is-very-cruel-and-that-life-is-harder-when-you-aren-t/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) > [Women are more than 50% of almost every country in the world. Countries rob themselves of the resources of women if they keep them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/women-are-more-than-50-of-almost-every-country-in-the-world-countries/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) > [What you have to be concerned about are the extremists. On the whole, we need to understand the more moderate Muslims before they become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/what-you-have-to-be-concerned-about-are-the-extremists-on-the-whole/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/secretary/madeleine-albright/#itemlist", "name": "18 Secretary Quotes By Madeleine Albright", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think the hardest part [is] the priorities. 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