If there's nobody in your way, you're not going anywhere.

I'm not a person who thinks the world would be entirely different if it was run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten what high school was like.

I get up every morning and I'm grateful for everything that has happened. I go through my list about being grateful for my children and grandchildren, and for the really remarkable life that I have been able to have.

I think the hardest part [is] the priorities. There are an awful lot of things to do [being Secretary of State].

I felt that America's duty was not to try to do everything itself, but to foster a sense of commitment that would bring out the best in every country.

I went to college somewhere between the invention of the iPad and the discovery of fire... but I had gone to a women's college.

I am a beneficiary of the American people's generosity, and I hope we can have comprehensive immigration legislation that allows this country to continue to be enriched by those who were not born here.