--- title: "14 Way Quotes By Madeleine Albright" description: "14 Way quotes by Madeleine Albright. Plus more from Madeleine Albright and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/869/madeleine-albright-1360_going_if-there-s-nobody-in-your-way-you-re-not_111933.jpg" --- > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/869/madeleine-albright-1360_going_if-there-s-nobody-in-your-way-you-re-not_111933.jpg) > [I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-think-women-are-really-good-at-making-friends-and-not-good-at/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11a/madeleine-albright-1360_friendship_i-think-women-are-really-good-at-making_238392.jpg) > [I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success but because the act of striving is in itself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-was-taught-to-strive-not-because-there-were-any-guarantees-of/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f71/madeleine-albright-1360_faith_i-was-taught-to-strive-not-because-there_2007341.jpg) > [I have been in meetings where a head of state will say, 'I like your tie,' to a man... or, 'I like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-have-been-in-meetings-where-a-head-of-state-will-say-i-like-your/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d2/madeleine-albright-1360_country_i-have-been-in-meetings-where-a-head-of_432961.jpg) > [I really think that there was a great advantage in many ways to being a woman. I think we are a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/i-really-think-that-there-was-a-great-advantage-in-many-ways-to-being/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37b/madeleine-albright-1360_advantage_i-really-think-that-there-was-a-great-ad_2974986.jpg) > [And so I think that the idea of America working with other countries to solve problems is good for us, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/and-so-i-think-that-the-idea-of-america-working-with-other-countries/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/madeleine-albright-1360_america_and-so-i-think-that-the-idea-of-america_506296.jpg) > [As a child, I really did see buildings bombed, and what makes me different from an American that's the same age as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/as-a-child-i-really-did-see-buildings-bombed-and-what-makes-me/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/madeleine-albright-1360_age_as-a-child-i-really-did-see-buildings-bo_2525196.jpg) > [We have to understand where we have strategic relationships that require us to take a different approach. I guess the easiest way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/we-have-to-understand-where-we-have-strategic-relationships-that/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/582/madeleine-albright-1360_approach_we-have-to-understand-where-we-have-stra_2653497.jpg) > [Iraq is a long way from the U.S., but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/iraq-is-a-long-way-from-the-u-s-but-what-happens-there-matters-a/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a2/madeleine-albright-1360_allies_iraq-is-a-long-way-from-the-u-s-but-what_653546.jpg) > [If you look at U.S. history through religious history, there is very much a motif that shows the importance religion has played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/if-you-look-at-u-s-history-through-religious-history-there-is-very/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2f/madeleine-albright-1360_country_if-you-look-at-u-s-history-through-relig_2255856.jpg) > [The world would be entirely different if it were run by women. I think it is true that we are more seeking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/the-world-would-be-entirely-different-if-it-were-run-by-women-i-think/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/madeleine-albright-1360_big-ego_the-world-would-be-entirely-different-if_2907448.jpg) > [You can't just think that you will get a job for no good reason... And I think that the other part is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/you-can-t-just-think-that-you-will-get-a-job-for-no-good-reason-and-i/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1c/madeleine-albright-1360_being-responsible_you-can-t-just-think-that-you-will-get-a_490751.jpg) > [ In terms intellectually, \[what\] shaped my life was the whole Munich thing \[the Munich Agreement\] that I knew about all my life,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/in-terms-intellectually-what-shaped-my-life-was-the-whole-munich/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/288/madeleine-albright-1360_agreement_in-terms-intellectually-what-shaped-my-l_416884.jpg) > [ You \[young people\] all are just much more internationally-minded and traveled and knowledgeable in languages than any other previous generation. So many… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/you-young-people-all-are-just-much-more-internationally-minded-and/) [Madeleine Albright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-albright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b61/madeleine-albright-1360_believe_you-young-people-all-are-just-much-more_2855230.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## 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/way/madeleine-albright/#itemlist", "name": "14 Way Quotes By Madeleine Albright", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If there's nobody in your way, you're not going anywhere.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Madeleine Albright" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-albright/if-there-s-nobody-in-your-way-you-re-not-going-anywhere/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/869/madeleine-albright-1360_going_if-there-s-nobody-in-your-way-you-re-not_111933.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/869/madeleine-albright-1360_going_if-there-s-nobody-in-your-way-you-re-not_111933.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/869/madeleine-albright-1360_going_if-there-s-nobody-in-your-way-you-re-not_111933.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If there's nobody in your way, you're not going anywhere.” — Madeleine Albright", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. 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