The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.

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.

I do not believe that things happen accidentally; I believe you earn them.

I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important.

The world would be entirely different if it were run by women. I think it is true that we are more seeking consensus and don't have such big egos and have a variety of different ways of trying to get along. But anybody who says that the world would be better has forgotten high school. It depends on who the women are.

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

I never dreamed about one day becoming Secretary of State. It's not that I was modest; it's just that I had never seen a Secretary of State in a skirt.