The cover-up, more than the initial wrongdoing, is what is most likely to bring you down.

The reason I made women's issues central to American foreign policy, was not because I was a feminist, but because we know that societies are more stable if women are politically and economically empowered.

Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.

Really, I have to laugh because there was a whole set of stories that made me sound like the Dragon Lady, you know, 'tough this and tough that.' Then there is this business about 'gooey.' The bottom line is I am a pragmatic idealist.

I have always thought of myself as a Czechoslovak Catholic.

As strong as the United States is, we can't deal with terrorism alone.

I think that a president needs to have a variety of views presented. But also, there has to be a team effort, because otherwise, I think it creates a dissonance and difficulty.