There are some places that have had real quarrels with the United States' policies, but I think the country is very well-respected worldwide.

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

There's no doubt that it's still a dangerous place, Afghanistan. The fortunate thing is that the United States was helping to provide security for Chairman Karzai. And it shows that the United States is committed to that regime.

Differences can be strength rather than a handicap.

I play classical music almost exclusively. I never mastered jazz or gospel in the way that my mother did. She was a fine improvisational musician. I pretty much have to stick to what's written on the page.

America's still a very, very powerful symbol and a very important place of leadership for the world.

If a North Korean ballistic missile can reach Alaska, it can reach Vladivostok.