You [young people] all are just much more internationally-minded and traveled and knowledgeable in languages than any other previous generation. So many of you are already doing a lot of international relations, I think. I so believe in student networks, and people that either study abroad or come to the United States to study, and the relationships that you all develop. You learn a lot from each other, but you all will see each other again in jobs along the way. And I think that makes a big difference. I so believe in what students can do.

It is an unfortunate fact that in many parts of the world women are considered property. An awful lot of injustice is obviously due to that; not just women's status in the home, but all kinds of laws that are even more discriminating.

China is in its own category - too big to ignore, too repressive to embrace, difficult to influence, and very, very proud.

What distinguishes Americans from many people in the world is our kind of endemic optimism.

There's nobody who's had a resume like [Hillary Clinton] that's run for president.

I know that war is very cruel and that life is harder when you aren't able to live in the place you called home.

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.