I would not have imagined being asked to be Secretary of State, it was a great honor to serve with President Obama in his cabinet.

We are, all of us, exploring a world none of us understands...searching for a more immediate, ecstatic, and penetrating mode of living...for the integrity, the courage to be whole, living in relation to one another in the full poetry of existence. The struggle for an integrated life existing in an atmosphere of communal trust and respect is one with desperately important political and social consequences...Fear is always with us, but we just don't have time for it.

In an excess of examples, the walk to globalization has additionally implied the minimization of women and young ladies. What's more that must change.

For all the women - especially the young women, who put your faith in me - I want you to know that nothing has made me prouder than to be your champion.

I wanna be a president for everyone in America. That's my goal, this what I will do, that's what I've done in my past.

I believe that you have to withstand whatever problems come your way. You have to make the decisions that are best for you.

I don't want to rip families apart. I don't want to be sending parents away from children.