"I was a woman in a man's world. I was a Democrat in a Republican administration. I was an intellectual in a world of bureaucrats. I talked differently. This may have made me a bit like an ink blot"

Jeane Kirkpatrick's quote speaks to the obstacles she faced in her career. As a female, she was in the minority in a male-dominated world. As a Democrat, she remained in the minority in a Republican administration. As an intellectual, she was in the minority in a world of bureaucrats. Her different way of speaking and thinking made her stand apart, like an ink blot. She was an outsider in numerous methods, but she stood firm and made a name for herself. Her quote is a pointer that even when we feel like we don't suit, we can still make a distinction. We can still succeed and make our mark on the world.