You never cede control of your own ability to be successful to something called racism.

Today's headlines and history's judgment are rarely the same. If you are too attentive to the former, you will most certainly not do the hard work of securing the latter.

Fortunately, I started very young, so I read music very well. And my favorite composers to play are Brahms and Mozart.

Multilateral diplomacy is hard. It's slower, it's tougher, it's a bigger slog. I've learned that sometimes the things you'd most like to do something about, you really have difficulty unless the international community really mobilizes.

I do have a favorite Zeppelin song, Larry, Black Dog.

I believe our Presidents work hard and it's the loneliest job in the world.

As secretary of state it's been an enormous honor to represent this great country that I love so much - I have really seen that our great strengths are in the ability of people to reach their potential here.