Once you've learned to study in a bathing suit on the grass with muscled men throwing frisbees over your head, you can accomplish almost anything.

Governing is different than campaigning, and that comes with a whole different level of responsibility.

If we are to garner sustained U.S. domestic support for future trade agreements, we have to make sure those Americans who have suffered as a consequence of past agreements have an effective social safety net, adjustment assistance, opportunities for retraining and new job creation that enables all Americans to thrive.

I have no regrets whatsoever that I have acted in a way to advance my country's interests

I am straight forward; I am not manipulative; I am not two-faced. And I think that that has served me well in all of my roles, particularly as a diplomat, because people knew if I said something, I meant it. If I said no, I meant no, and if I said we could make this work, we would make it work.

I have great ambitions for when I get out of government. I will watch a broader range of stuff.

I'm sort of in this rhythm where we want to make the most of the time we have, but when it's done it will be time for it to be done.