But we do have confidence in our institutions. We are not Russia. We have an executive that is constrained. We have a legislature that is real. We have a press that is free. We have courts that are independent. This is not Russia.

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

I have constantly told people that I was Secretary of State and I was not going to get into a partisan debate. And I would vote my ballot in a secret way, as all Americans do. But I just want to acknowledge that after the election took place, it was a special time for Americans.

I'm happy and content in my life, and I chalk that up to wonderful parents and a wonderful God.

I'm actually genuinely optimistic about the United States and what's possible in the United States. And when you're out here, you see Americans across racial and economic and socioeconomic lines working together. And you maybe get a little bit less cynical than when you sit in the seat of kind of the epicenter of it all.

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

I have several [favorite clothes designers], but I like to wear Akris, Oscar De La Renta and Giorgio Armani.