If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.

What distinguishes Americans from many people in the world is our kind of endemic optimism.

I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important.

Embrace the faith that every challenge surmounted by your energy; every problem solved by your wisdom; every soul stirred by your passion; and every barrier to justice brought down by your determination will ennoble your life, inspire others, serve your country, and explode outward the boundaries of what is achievable on this earth.

The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.

I have always seen the United States as a force of good. And I have learned that there is the idealistic part about what we can do at the U.N. and there is a doable part. And I have learned what is more doable.

We have the most generous immigration policy, but what is a concern is when illegal immigrants come and undermine a variety of the systems that work in order to make our society function.