If you're trying to get something done, there will always be people who don't want to see you get something done, or who have a stake in the status quo. And if they approach that through ad hominem criticism of you, you've got to have enough confidence and thickness of skin to be able to endure.
Susan RicePresident Obama is funny, he's thoughtful, he's challenging, he's fun to work with - and it's been an extraordinary privilege.
Susan RiceSouth Africa's increasingly, for example, the largest foreign investor in various other parts of Africa.
Susan RiceThe youth thing never really, from my vantage point, slowed me down. I think the harder audience for me to gain acceptance from was the career diplomatic corps that worked with and for me in the Africa Bureau.
Susan Rice