I am very aware of being black and female because that's what I am.

Since I've had a career, my hair has been more or less professional.

The notion that I had become a political lightning rod was painful for me to experience.

What we have done is when the threat has been directed at the United States, i.e., the terrorist threat from ISIL or Al-Qaeda in Syria, is to go after them.

Iran's economy is now shrinking by 1 percent a year. Its oil production is down 40 percent.

One of the things I love about negotiations is that you have to be able to play it like an orchestra, different instruments for different circumstances. There's sweetness, and encouragement, and cajoling. There's pressure, there's drama, there's ultimatums.

I read a ton of paper every day. I read the newspapers, I read my intelligence materials, I read all the briefing materials. I read the newspaper in hard copy.