Madeleine Albright

I am very concerned by Huawei because they are very much a part of selling component parts that undermine the whole system.

He has played a weak hand very well, and we have played a strong hand poorly.

I cannot repeat how proud I was to represent the United States.

I have been troubled by that, because emergency decrees are sometimes used for the wrong purposes in order to exacerbate problems.

I think it is very damaging, because I think--having spent a lot of time talking to a variety of foreign leaders and them basically saying, you mean you want us to do this, but what are you doing and saying?

Withdrawing from them is a mistake.

When we are not respected around the world, it makes us less able to build the partnerships and coalitions.

It has alienated our friends, emboldened our adversaries, and cozied up to strongmen and dictators.

I have deep concerns over the direction American foreign policy has taken in the last 2 years.

I think that is not the best way for America to behave, you know, to pull out of the Paris Agreement and the agreement with the Iranians, and TPP, and just kind of decide that whenever it occurs to us, we're going to pull out without…

I was very pleased to hear President Macron say that he wanted to recruit 50 percent women candidates for the Parliamentary elections.

I think, Senator, it's absolutely essential because we know that societies are more stable when women are politically and economically empowered.