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

I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the other person's shoes. Unless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.

I did go to Wellesley, a women's college. And I am of a kind of strange generation which is transitional in terms of women who wanted to go out and get jobs.

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.

I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.

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

I wasn't a normal professor. I had worked in government. I hadn't written nine zillion books. I was a hands-on professor.