I believe that I have created a lot of cognitive dissonance in the minds of people who are comfortable with stereotypes.

People should meet an acceptable threshold of appropriateness. But for many women in the public eye, it just seems that the burden is so heavy.

It just seems to me that this is something that the American people deserve to see. And I have no reason to believe that [Donald Trump] is ever going to release his tax returns, because there's something he's hiding.

It's important to take criticism seriously - not personally.

Keeping your head down and doing the best job you can in the beginning gives you the opportunity to be evaluated on the basis of the contributions you are making. [Then], when you feel strongly about your work or about a position, you'll be given more attention [than] if you hadn't done that constantly.

We need to be as well prepared to defend ourselves against public health dangers as we should be to defend ourselves against any foreign danger.

Every president, if you watch what they look like when they come into office, you can see their hair turn white because it's such a hard job.