We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about; what they care about is the picture.

John Kerry knows more about more subjects than an awful lot of people. But I think it's a very hard job [Secretary of State].

I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life.

Jewelry and pins have been worn throughout history as symbols of power, sending messages. Interestingly enough, it was mostly men who wore the jewelry in various times, and obviously crowns were part of signals that were being sent throughout history by people of rank.

I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends. That's a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways.

What you have to be concerned about are the extremists. On the whole, we need to understand the more moderate Muslims before they become more radicalized.

If you look at my life, generally, I've been put in situations which were difficult and which I conquered.