The political face of Europe is one that has said very clearly that it wants cooperation and friendship with the United States.

I love to watch football.I actually really love to watch almost any competition with a score at the end.

We need to move beyond the idea that girls can be leaders and create the expectation that they should be leaders.

If I wrote a book, I had to be willing at least to talk about some of my struggles, whether in my personal life, health crises, or the deaths of my parents, because there can too easily be a perception of me that my life just went from A to Z uninterrupted, without any ups and downs, and that's not a fair representation.

When I said I had always hoped to marry in my race, I really do mean that. That doesn't mean I absolutely wouldn't marry outside of it, but there's a culture and traditions to maintain, and I have great pride in them, and I always thought it would be wonderful to share that with somebody of my race.

This is not 1968 and the invasion of Czechoslovakia, where Russia can threaten its neighbors, occupy a capital, overthrow a government, and get away with it. Things have changed.

I think America is still a bright, shining city on the hill - not because we're perfect but because we struggle in our imperfections every day.