I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends. That's a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways.
Madeleine AlbrightRead
The day-to-day making of policy is arguing all the time. You're trying to get the right approach and the right answer, and there are moments that aren't very pleasant. But in the end, you look at the overall product.
Interpretation
Policy-making involves constant debate and disagreement, but the final results are what truly matter.
Madeleine Albright highlights the often contentious nature of policy-making, where individuals engage in frequent arguments and discussions to arrive at the best possible decisions. While the process can be uncomfortable and challenging, the focus should ultimately be on the final outcomes and how effectively they address the intended issues.
In practice
In a speech about governance, a politician might say, 'As Madeleine Albright noted, the day-to-day making of policy is arguing all the time, but it's essential to focus on the overall product.'
I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends. That's a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways.
My parents were of the generation who thought they were the children of a free Czechoslovakia, the only democracy in central Europe.
I really think that there was a great advantage in many ways to being a woman. I think we are a lot better at personal relationships, and then have the capability obviously of telling it like it is when it's necessary.
Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn't mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten high school.
The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.
You think that the heads of state only have serious conversations, but they actually often begin really with the weather or, 'I really like your tie.'
The Scoutmaster who is a hero to his boys holds a powerful lever to their development but at the same time brings a great responsibility on himself. They are quick enough to see the smallest characteristic about him, whether it be a virtue or a vice.
Eliminate numerical quotas, including Management by Objectives.
I found that female pathfinders generally integrate characteristics commonly associated with being women - like the capacity to be intimate - with 'male' ones like ambition and courage.
A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.
I have just read your dispatch about sore-tongued and fatigued horses, Will you pardon me for asking what the horses of your army have done since the Battle of Antietam that fatigues anything?
I know what I do for my team and what my teammates expect of me on both ends of the floor.
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