I'm a proud product of the American middle class.

The most important qualification is that the person I pick be ready to become president if something were to happen.

You feel sometimes when you hear analysts and knowledgeable people talking about Iran that they fear so much about the survival of the regime, because deep down it's not a legitimate regime, it doesn't represent the will of the people, it's kind of morphed into kind of a military theocracy.

Laws and traditions that hold back women, hold back entire societies.

Women have to support other women.

I'm the most transparent secretary of state because of that. I've been willing to say, "OK, read them [emails] all."

In 2016, you shouldn't have to choose between succeeding at work and being there for your family.