I really believe being a good listener is important for anybody, and particularly for somebody who wants to be a leader.

I wanted to work on policy because I think it really makes a difference.

One person's fashion is another person's disaster.

I was involved in a number of efforts to take out Al Qaida leadership when I was secretary of state, including, of course, taking out [Usama] bin Laden.

I certainly don't read coverage of me, I read what else is going on that I need to know about to do my job.

What King Abdullah of Jordan said is essentially the war against ISIS is a war for the soul of Islam. And it must be Muslim troops on the ground that will destroy ISIS, with the support of a coalition of major powers - U.S., U.K., France, Germany and Russia.

Being gay is not a Western invention. It is a human reality.