Leaders are made by the situations they are involved in. I think that some rise to the occasion and some do not.

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

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.

Leaders are made by the situations they are involved in. I think that some rise to the occasion and some do not.

Don't make me into this airy-fairy, moralist, idealist because I'm not.

The interesting part is, that being the United States Secretary of State, most places I went didn't have a problem with me being a woman, because I was representing the United States.

Our life comes in segments, and we have to understand that we can have it all if we're not trying to do it all at once.