Maybe clothes are a form of creative expression for me. An outlet. Because I don't get to express myself creatively through my official duties.

I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.

At the end of the day, the position is just a position, a title is just a title, and those things come and go. It's really your essence and your values that are important.

My position attracts a fair amount of rumors and gossip and misperceptions, but I'd rather not focus on that.

We look at problems happening halfway across the world and we think, 'Well, that's their problem.' But it's not. ... When you solve somebody else's problem, you're solving a problem for yourself because our world today is so interconnected.

I'd rather be dealt with as a person than a persona.

I don't know if I'd put labels on myself, but I do feel that when women are empowered, they have the power to transform society.