We live in a world where there are dangerous people, there are bad people.

Peace comes through dealing with people. Peace doesn't come at the end of a bayonet or the end of a gun.

Nations, great nations have limitations. All nations have limitations. Even great powers have limitations.

Politics or ideology must not get in the way of sound planning.

Foreign policy is all about a universe of bad decisions, imperfect decisions; every situation is different. The dynamics, the atmospherics, the people, the pressures, the geopolitical realities shift.

The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human rights, and economic development. The UN is as relevant today as at any time in its history, but it needs reform.

I'm not sure leaders listen enough, especially to their people. And I've always thought in everything I've tried to do in my life, in the jobs I've had, is that if we can turn our transmitters off and our receivers on more often, we're better leaders and we know more of what is going on and therefore we can lead more effectively.