One of the things that was really an issue was I did not want to just be a woman secretary of state. I wanted to be a secretary of a state who was a woman, but not just chosen for that particular reason.

I really do think about the fact that every day counts. I believe that every individual counts, and so I believe that every day counts and I try not to waste it.

We must help women in every society to have their voices heard.

There's nobody who's had a resume like [Hillary Clinton] that's run for president.

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

In diplomacy, clear-cut wins and losses are rare.

The system he (President Hosni Mubarak) is recommending would make it virtually impossible for truly independent parties to participate. Sham democracy should be exposed for what it truly is.