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.

There are a lot of similar aspects in all the religions. The question is which side of it you hold up.

Democracy cannot be built on revenge and you will not have the support of the world if you are intolerant and take the law into your own hands.

I do think that she [Hillary Clinton] will prove that she's the best, whether she's in the White House or somewhere else. I think it will very much be a historic moment, when we are able to say that we actually have done something like put a woman in the White House. Its very interesting to think about considering its taken us long as it has.

I didn't want to set up a women's studies program. I thought women should learn to operate in a coeducational atmosphere, because, especially in national security and international affairs, it's male-dominated.

Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference.

I am not a fatalist. I have just been reading War and Peace and Tolstoy is such a fatalist. I think people can make a difference... I am an optimist who worries a lot.