You take what you've learned, you pass it down, and you keep working.

Some people play golf. Some are artists, Some jog. I like to write.

We need to give the Iraqis a chance to build their own future. It should be in their hands. It must be in their hands. That is what democracy is all about. We can teach it, we can explain it, but they must want it enough to make it work for them.

When you take a stand out of deep conviction, people know. They may not even agree, but they ask, 'Do I want someone who is willing to take a hard stand and someone I can trust to do that when the chips are down?' They want that.

More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity

Iraq was a war of choice, not necessity.

I've always thought of myself as a catalyst. Look, it's not without its perils. Ann Coulter called me "learning disabled." The things people write about me.