Obviously Iran is a very large problem. It's hard to decide what the number one issue [is], but that is a very threatening problem.

I have to tell you, my seven-year-old granddaughter said to my daughter, her mother, 'So what's the big deal about Grandma Maddy having been Secretary of State? Only girls are Secretaries of State.' Most of her lifetime, it's true. But at the time it really was a big deal.

We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction.

I have always thought of myself as a Czechoslovak Catholic.

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.

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

In diplomacy, clear-cut wins and losses are rare.