But I do not believe that the world would be entirely different if there were more women leaders. Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven't exactly been non-aggressive - including me.

Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.

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.

As strong as the United States is, we can't deal with terrorism alone.

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

I'm for democracy, but imposing democracy is an oxymoron. People have to choose democracy, and it has to come up from below.

We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about; what they care about is the picture.