Whatever the job you are asked to do at whatever level, do a good job because your reputation is your resume.

I wasn't a normal professor. I had worked in government. I hadn't written nine zillion books. I was a hands-on professor.

One of the things that was really an issue was I did not want to just be a woman secretary of state. I wanted to be a secretary of a state who was a woman, but not just chosen for that particular reason.

You think that the heads of state only have serious conversations, but they actually often begin really with the weather or, 'I really like your tie.'

Foreign policy is now a huge field. It isn't just people who are studying political science. There are so many aspects to it in terms of understanding hard science for people who are studying climate change, or people who are interested in health policy or food security, or people who care about education.

Unfortunately for the Iraqi people, instead of meeting these requirements, for six years, Saddam Hussein has lied, delayed, obstructed and tried to deceive

I think I've revived the costume-jewelry industry.