What you have to be concerned about are the extremists. On the whole, we need to understand the more moderate Muslims before they become more radicalized.

The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.

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

I never dreamed about one day becoming Secretary of State. It's not that I was modest; it's just that I had never seen a Secretary of State in a skirt.

I really do think about the fact that every day counts. I believe that every individual counts, and so I believe that every day counts and I try not to waste it.

After the Cold War, to rally the American people to understand that we had to be a part of solutions. It's one thing to say that we have to run everything, it's another to say we don't want anything to do with it.

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