I think that there is never an indispensable leader, you know? I think that there is a time with dignity that one needs to leave.

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.

Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference.

The day-to-day making of policy is arguing all the time. You're trying to get the right approach and the right answer, and there are moments that aren't very pleasant. But in the end, you look at the overall product.

Democracy cannot be built on revenge and you will not have the support of the world if you are intolerant and take the law into your own hands.

This is pure speculation, but for a period of time, a lot of getting into a party was through fundraising and volunteer work, and Republican women had more time to do that than democratic women, who were out there getting jobs.

It takes more than one dove to make peace in the Middle East.