For me, being raised in a free America made all the difference.

Women have to work exceptionally hard.

The day-to-day making of policy is arguing all the time. You're trying to get the right approach and the right answer, and there are moments that aren't very pleasant. But in the end, you look at the overall product.

Iraq is a long way from the U.S., but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.

While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.

Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.

I am often asked if, when I was secretary, I had problems with foreign men. That is not who I had problems with, because I arrived in a very large plane that said United States of America. I had more problems with the men in our own government.