I had been working on a second book with [David] Petraeus called Relentless. Obviously that book and the income that it would have generated went away.

If I'm strong, I'm not going to apologize for being strong.

Hopefully women can work with [Ivanka Trump ] to influence up the chain of command. I think it's good for us, for women. It's a glimmer of hope.

I think Ivanka Trump she has this power and powerful women are reaching out to her and she needs to take advantage of that.

You need to accept responsibility for your mistakes. And I've done that.

It's part of the reason I decided to speak out now. This was the tipping point for me. If it's O.K. for [David Petraeus ] to campaign for a job in the administration, then I'm going to campaign to get back out there, too.

I haven't had senators advocating for me.