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.

Race is a constant factor in American life. Yet reacting to every incident,real or imagined, is crippling, tiring, and ultimately counterproductive.

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

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

You cannot be on one hand dedicated to peace and on the other dedicated to violence. Those two things are irreconcilable.

Democracy is the most realistic way for diverse peoples to resolve their differences, and share power, and heal social divisions without violence or repression.

I believe that Reverend [Florine] Thompson's hit on something. My parents, I and a lot of my friends growing up in that community had tremendous drive.