While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.

A skilled diplomat rarely generates extreme reactions.

There were always jokes about Hillary Clinton channeling Eleanor Roosevelt, but Eleanor Roosevelt was really instrumental at the UN, and would want to meet with various other delegates.

One of my trips was to meet with the Gulf Cooperation Council with all the Saudi foreign ministers, and when we started the meeting I said 'Perhaps you've noticed that I'm not dressed the same as my predecessors", but no-one had a problem and I was never treated with anything other than respect...So I did not have problems with that, interestingly enough.

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.

Leaders are made by the situations they are involved in. I think that some rise to the occasion and some do not.

The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.