Madeleine Albright

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.

Because of my parents' love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia - first by Hitler and then by Stalin.

My parents were of the generation who thought they were the children of a free Czechoslovakia, the only democracy in central Europe.

I am such a political person.

While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.

As a leader, you have to have the ability to assimilate new information and understand that there might be a different view.

The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.

I was in Europe and it was at this stage that I fell in love with Americans in uniform. And I continue to have that love affair.

For somebody who loves foreign policy, being Secretary is the best job in the world - but it doesn't happen twice.

When Hillary served as Secretary of State, I watched her partner with President Obama to restore our country's reputation around the world.

I have always seen the United States as a force of good. And I have learned that there is the idealistic part about what we can do at the U.N. and there is a doable part. And I have learned what is more doable.

Jewelry and pins have been worn throughout history as symbols of power, sending messages. Interestingly enough, it was mostly men who wore the jewelry in various times, and obviously crowns were part of signals that were being sent throughout history by people of rank.