I felt that America's duty was not to try to do everything itself, but to foster a sense of commitment that would bring out the best in every country.

Bill Clinton valued my opinion and always made sure that my views were heard, and people knew that he wanted me to talk.

I can't imagine what it is like to be raised in a society where their only statues that exist are to you and your father.

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.

When somebody is flying airplanes into buildings and killing innocent people in the name of God, it makes you question why do they have that interpretation and somebody else has another interpretation, and how many people of Muslim faith would agree with that, and what are the different aspects of different people's religions that is so divisive, rather than being unifying?

I think we all are people that are the product of our backgrounds. It's wrong to think that you're not.

I've never seen America as an imperialist or colonialist or meddling country.