I have to separate my personal concerns from my professional responsibilities.

Legislation that would withhold funding for the United Nations is fundamentally flawed in concept and practice, sets us back, is self-defeating, and doesn't work.

Thirty years ago, about 80% of a company's assets resided in its plant and equipment, with 20% in the knowledge of its people. Today, the reverse is true. The knowledge of our staff is our principal asset

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

You can't sit on the sidelines and read your iPhone and be on social media and expect everything to be cool. You have to be part of this.

Americans are hungry for change both at home and in our relations with the rest of the world.

The United States really only accounts for about 3 percent of the economic engagement with Russia. Europe is 40 percent, and so Europe's contribution to this pressure is far more than symbolic. It's very practical. And that's one of the many reasons why we have worked hard to remain in close coordination with our European partners.