I think it's very humble to believe that there is no man, woman or child who should live in tyranny. That people who say, well, maybe Arabs just aren't ready for democracy or maybe Africans just are going to have corrupt governments, that seems to me arrogant.

There is not going to be any pass for Palestinian leadership in fighting terror.

I laugh almost everyday. I have a good sense of humor, so I'm always finding something funny.

When are we going to stop making excuses for the terrorists and saying that somebody is making them do it? No, these are simply evil people who want to kill.

I think my father thought I might be president of the United States. I think he would've been satisfied with secretary of state. I'm a foreign policy person and to have a chance to serve my country as the nation's chief diplomat at a time of peril and consequence, that was enough.

What you know today can affect what you do tomorrow, but not what you did yesterday.

We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq.