I think the world would be a lot better off if more people were to define themselves in terms of their own standards and values and not what other people said or thought about them.

It's just awfully good that someone with the temperament of Donald Trump is not in charge of the law in our country [America].

One of my favorite times was sitting reading quote books, which I did for hours on end.

A democracy depends on the full integration of women into society, especially on seeing to it that they have equal access to the same tools of opportunity as men.

There is no doubt that the increasing numbers of women in the economy has helped fuel significant growth everywhere. And economies that are making the shift more effectively and rapidly are dramatically outperforming those that have not.

I think we can compete with high-wage countries, and I believe we should. New jobs and clean energy, not only to fight climate change, which is a serious problem, but to create new opportunities and new businesses.

The safe haven that al-Qaida has found in Pakistan is very troubling.