Madeleine Albright: “Our rivals will not soon let the world forget the spectacle of American democracy under siege from within.”

I have not found that being a woman is a handicap. In fact, I've found it a terrific gender to be.

Corruption is the cancer of democracy, and I think it is something that has to be worked on very actively.

Putin is small and pale, so cold as to be almost reptilian, embarrassed by what happened to his country and determined to restore its greatness.

I don't think it's a western concept that we're too pushy about. I don't believe you can ever be too pushy about democracy.