I do think that one needs to have respect for people who are older. And I really do love the idea that one can respect generations.

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

Iraq is a long way from the U.S., but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.

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

I love being a woman and I was not one of these women who rose through professional life by wearing men's clothes or looking masculine. I loved wearing bright colors and being who I am.

The American Dream means being part of a society that allows you to be or do whatever you want, and to have a sense that your individual optimism and hard work will be rewarded. It exists outside of the U.S. as well as inside. People continue to come here because they want to improve their lives, they want to be able to support themselves and they want to live in freedom. A lot of people who criticize this country still send their children here to study.

Our collective experience has shown that when women have the power to make their own choices, good things happen.