I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there.

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.

The difference between humans and other mammals is that we know how to accessorize.

I have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard.

I have very set and consistent principles, but I am flexible on tactics. I like to get the job done.

US is a very religious country. Separation of church and state is part of our credo, but that it is hard to understand since our money says "In God we trust" and every President says "God bless America".

My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam.