So there really was a whole series of things that took the women of my generation a little bit of time to push forward.

Obviously Iran is a very large problem. It's hard to decide what the number one issue [is], but that is a very threatening problem.

Freedon succeeds from the moment people stop looking to others to improve their lives and start taking responsibility.

The other thing that happened was that we have a tendency to project our own weaknesses onto another woman. I don't think men do that particularly.

I am by nature a worried optimist.

People are finding it harder and harder to relate to foreign policy.

One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. So the bottom line is active listening. If you are going to interrupt, you look for opportunities. You have to know what you're talking about.