Armageddon is not a foreign policy.

I think the hardest part [is] the priorities. There are an awful lot of things to do [being Secretary of State].

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

A skilled diplomat rarely generates extreme reactions.

I am a beneficiary of the American people's generosity, and I hope we can have comprehensive immigration legislation that allows this country to continue to be enriched by those who were not born here.

A great task has been completed and an even larger one remains.

The interesting part is, that being the United States Secretary of State, most places I went didn't have a problem with me being a woman, because I was representing the United States.