Linda Thomas-Greenfield : (5) " You cannot ignore 50% of your nation and think that your country is going to grow. " - Linda Thomas-Greenfield " Wherever I was posted around the world, I invited people of different backgrounds and beliefs to make homemade gumbo. It was my way of breaking down barriers, connecting with people, and starting to see each other on a human level. " - Linda Thomas-Greenfield " You know, being on the international stage can always be frustrating if you can’t accomplish all of your goals as fast as you want to accomplish them. " - Linda Thomas-Greenfield " You know, I wish someone had told me I could be anything, that I could do anything… I did not know when I was a young girl and even when I was in college that I could do anything and be anything. " - Linda Thomas-Greenfield " Our peacekeeping efforts should always make people the priority. " - Linda Thomas-Greenfield