I think the jobs [at the top] are unbelievably difficult, and there is nothing easier than second-guessing people.

I have always thought of myself as a Czechoslovak Catholic.

I didn't want to set up a women's studies program. I thought women should learn to operate in a coeducational atmosphere, because, especially in national security and international affairs, it's male-dominated.

Whatever the job you are asked to do at whatever level, do a good job because your reputation is your resume.

[John Kerry] actually stole my line because when I became Secretary of State, I said, 'I hope my heels will fill Warren Christopher's shoes.' So he reversed that.

I think the hardest part [is] the priorities. There are an awful lot of things to do [being Secretary of State].

A skilled diplomat rarely generates extreme reactions.