I think there has to be the sense that once you have climbed the ladder of success, that you don't push it away from the building.

The interesting part is, that being the United States Secretary of State, most places I went didn't have a problem with me being a woman, because I was representing the United States.

As a child, I really did see buildings bombed, and what makes me different from an American that's the same age as I am is that I can understand what happens when there is fighting in a way that they couldn't.

I don't think people should think of women's issues as auxiliary issues - they are central.

If you look at U.S. history through religious history, there is very much a motif that shows the importance religion has played in the U.S. We're a very religious country and it affects the way we look at various political issues.

I don't actually believe in a clash of civilizations. I believe in a clash of the civilized and the noncivilized.

To understand Europe, you have to be a genius - or French.