I see much less of an ambition gap and much more of a workplace and society that isn't allowing us to use the talent that is multiplied well beyond this room ... There are millions of women out there who ... need more than, Honey, you can do it if you try hard enough.

A man has to define himself as a breadwinner, as opposed to thinking that well, women used to be caregivers who also wanted to have careers; men have always had careers, so why shouldn't they also want much more family time?

In foreign policy, even if you hold high office, you can't be sure what the effects will be of the things you do.

When I used to teach civil procedure as a law professor, I would begin the year by telling my students that “civil procedure is the etiquette of ritualized battle.” The phrase, which did not originate with me, captured the point that peaceful, developed societies resolve disputes by law rather than by force.

Patriotism demands the ability to feel shame as much as to feel pride.

My husband has spent more time with our children than I have. I don't think they're better or worse off.

If we're going to have better choices for women, we've got to have better choices for men.