Women have to work exceptionally hard.

One of my trips was to meet with the Gulf Cooperation Council with all the Saudi foreign ministers, and when we started the meeting I said 'Perhaps you've noticed that I'm not dressed the same as my predecessors", but no-one had a problem and I was never treated with anything other than respect...So I did not have problems with that, interestingly enough.

For me, America is really, truly the indispensable nation.

For me, being raised in a free America made all the difference.

I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.

Because of my parents' love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia - first by Hitler and then by Stalin.

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