We must be authors of the history of our age.

The world would be entirely different if it were run by women. I think it is true that we are more seeking consensus and don't have such big egos and have a variety of different ways of trying to get along. But anybody who says that the world would be better has forgotten high school. It depends on who the women are.

I don't think people should think of women's issues as auxiliary issues - they are central.

The administration does not agree with those who suggest we should deploy hundreds of thousands of American troops to engage militarily in a ground war in Iraq.

Saddam's goal is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not and we will not let him succeed.

I can't see democracy occurring by force - after an Iraqi war, because of the fallout from that.

The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.