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...word yourself? Yes. I don't use it overwhelmingly commonly, and most of the words that are in this book I don't use. But you know I use it from time to time as necessary...
...people expect you to use it? I'm never sure what they expect. I am personally a relatively formal man, and I wear a suit every day. I don't know if they expect me to be some wild and crazy guy because I wrote this book, so I don't know if they see me and are surprised that I might use the word. I'm just not sure. But there's no reason why I wouldn't. It's part of our speech...
...nearly 200 pages in her new memoir, “Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box”, Albright illuminates for the reader how her pin and brooch collection has affected her foreign policy. Yes, you read that correctly. In the book, Albright writes that her jewelry collection became, “before long, and without intending it ... a part of [her] diplomatic arsenal.” Now, we all know that jewelry makes a statement, but it’s hard to believe that the first thing running through most politicians?...
...politician. “For her diplomatic skills to be ‘pinned’ on a brooch collection is as ridiculous as George W. Bush’s 8-year presidency,” says Marco Cianflone ’13. Other students think that the book seems like a refreshing break from most stuffy political memoirs. “I, for one, usually buy books written by a dead people, but I actually might read this book,” says Jonathan P. Hawley ’10. “It sounds...
Whether this book is a welcome departure from the ordinary political memoir, or a silly attempt to renew Albright’s image in the public eye, it has certainly depicted Albright in a new light. She might not be the average American woman, but, as Caitlin N. Lewis ’13 says, “diamonds are a girl’s best friend” and Albright is no different...