We must be authors of the history of our age.

The difference between humans and other mammals is that we know how to accessorize.

My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam.

Women are more than 50% of almost every country in the world. Countries rob themselves of the resources of women if they keep them as property. It isn't that women can't find work. It's just that women don't get paid for their work and are not recognized properly. It's something that has to be on the international agenda all the time.

John Kerry knows more about more subjects than an awful lot of people. But I think it's a very hard job [Secretary of State].

I teach at Georgetown, and I see that the students have so many different interests. The main thing is to match your passion with your knowledge, because you can't just be passionate without knowing the facts, and facts are really boring without passion.

As you go along your own road in life, you will, if you aim high enough, also meet resistance... But no matter how tough the opposition may seem, have courage still and persevere.