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.

An exciting position replenishes the energy it consumes.

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

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.

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.

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.'

Saddam's goal is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not and we will not let him succeed.

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

I've never seen America as an imperialist or colonialist or meddling country.

China is in its own category -- too big to ignore, too repressive to embrace, difficult to influence, and very, very proud.