I have had fun being who I became, so to speak.

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.

Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.

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.

Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn't mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten high school.

One of the things I write about a bit in my Madam Secretary memoir is on Rwanda, where I was an instructed ambassador at the U.N., and my instructions were to not vote for increased forces there, and I didn't like my instructions. So I got up and called Washington and said, "Change my instructions," and they didn't.

My deepest regret from my years in public service is the failure of the United States and the international community to act sooner to halt these crimes.