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.
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The U.N. bureaucracy has grown to elephantine proportions. Now that the Cold War is over, we are asking that elephant to do gymnastics.
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What this quote means
The U.N. has become too large and unwieldy, and now we expect it to adapt to new challenges.
In this quote, Madeleine Albright critiques the bloated nature of the United Nations bureaucracy, comparing it to an elephant that has grown too big and heavy. Post-Cold War, there is an expectation for this massive organization to be nimble and responsive to evolving global situations, yet its size and complexity may hinder that adaptability.
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UnBureaucracyAdaptabilityPoliticsCold War
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about global governance during an international conference.
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