There is a special place in hell for women who do not help other women.

Take it from someone who fled the Iron Curtain: I know what happens when you give the Russians a green light.

While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.

As strong as the United States is, we can't deal with terrorism alone.

A skilled diplomat rarely generates extreme reactions.

I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends. That's a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways.

If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.

We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about; what they care about is the picture.

Life is grim, and we don't have to be grim all the time.

Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference.

People are finding it harder and harder to relate to foreign policy.

What you have to be concerned about are the extremists. On the whole, we need to understand the more moderate Muslims before they become more radicalized.

When somebody is flying airplanes into buildings and killing innocent people in the name of God, it makes you question why do they have that interpretation and somebody else has another interpretation, and how many people of Muslim faith would agree with that, and what are the different aspects of different people's religions that is so divisive, rather than being unifying?

John Kerry actually stole my line because when I became Secretary of State, I said, 'I hope my heels will fill Warren Christopher's shoes.' So he reversed that.

An exciting position replenishes the energy it consumes.

I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the other person's shoes. Unless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.

Mussolini also stopped comparing himself to Caesar, wondering aloud if Jesus Christ might be a more apt comparison.

Don't make me into this airy-fairy, moralist, idealist because I'm not.

You think that the heads of state only have serious conversations, but they actually often begin really with the weather or, 'I really like your tie.'

I do consider myself a feminist. I know the word has weird implications for people now, but I do think that its important to have women involved, whether its business or public service or...anything.