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.

There is plenty of room in the world for mediocre men but there is no room for mediocre women.

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

I do think that one needs to have respect for people who are older. And I really do love the idea that one can respect generations.

I'm not a person who thinks the world would be entirely different if it was run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten what high school was like.

The cover-up, more than the initial wrongdoing, is what is most likely to bring you down.

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