And so I have studied, I have to tell you, revolutions and uprisings for a long time. They are all slightly different, but what they all look for is some kind of a mechanism to go from an authoritarian system to an open, democratic system.

But I think there are some who believe they are actually protecting women, you know, and that it is better for women to be taken care of. I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important. And frankly, I don’t understand — I mean, I’m obviously a card-carrying Democrat — but I can’t understand why any woman would want to vote for Mitt Romney, except maybe Mrs. Romney.

There are a lot of similar aspects in all the religions. The question is which side of it you hold up.

the purpose of foreign policy is to persuade others to do what we want or, better yet, to want what we want.

When we're trying to solve difficult national issues its sometimes necessary to talk to adversaries as well as friends. Historians have a word for this: diplomacy.

I enjoy wearing pins, and nobody tells me to do it.

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.'