I think that the Middle East is the largest piece of unfinished business that we all have. I happen to believe in the democratization process.

For somebody who loves foreign policy, being Secretary is the best job in the world - but it doesn't happen twice.

As you go along your own road in life, you will, if you aim high enough, also meet resistance... But no matter how tough the opposition may seem, have courage still and persevere.

What people have the capacity to choose, they have the ability to change.

A skilled diplomat rarely generates extreme reactions.

There is a significant moral difference between a person who commits a violent crime and a person who tries to cross a border illegally in order to put food on the family table. Such migrants my violate our laws against illicit entry, but if that's all they do they are trespassers, not criminals. They deserve to have their dignity respected.

There's Madeleine, and then there's 'Madeleine Albright'. And I sometimes kind of think, who is this person? Once you become 'Madeleine Albright' it doesn't go away.