I am not going to let anyone into America who is not vetted, who we do not have confidence in. But I am not going to slam the door on women and children.

In the aftermath of September 11, and as the 9/11 Commission report so aptly demonstrates, it is clear that our intelligence system is not working the way that it should.

I believe that, we're better when we're moving forward. We're stronger together, so that's what I'm going to be doing.

I think that the coalition that President [Barack] Obama put together to win twice is a coalition that I can put together and add to.

We've got to remain energy-independent. It gives us much more power and freedom than to be worried about what goes on in the Middle East. We have enough worries over there without having to worry about that.

But fighting to give women and girls a fighting chance isn’t a nice thing to-do. It isn’t some luxury that we get to when we have time on our hands to spend. This is a core imperative for every human being in every society. If we do not continue the campaign for women’s rights and opportunities, the world we want to live, the country we all love and cherish, will not be what it should be.

It’s always surprising to me how many young women think they have to be perfect. I rarely meet a young man who doesn’t think he already is.