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.

I was in Europe and it was at this stage that I fell in love with Americans in uniform. And I continue to have that love affair.

I have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard.

It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.

If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.

NATO has been a thread throughout my life.

The administration does not agree with those who suggest we should deploy hundreds of thousands of American troops to engage militarily in a ground war in Iraq.