I am by nature a worried optimist...
I felt that America’s duty was not to try to do everything itself, but to foster a sense of commitment that would bring out the best in every country.
I know that war is very cruel and that life is harder when you aren’t able to live in the place you called home.
I’m not a person who thinks the world would be entirely different if it was run by women. If you think that, you’ve forgotten what high school was like.
I was a little girl in World War II and I’m used to being freed by Americans.
I can’t imagine what it is like to be raised in a society where their only statues that exist are to you and your father.
I was in Europe and it was at this stage that I fell in love with Americans in uniform. And I continue to have that love affair.
I think that we all know what evil is. We have a sense of what’s evil, and certainly killing innocent people is evil. We’re less sure about what is good. There’s sort of good, good enough, could be better – but absolute good is a little harder to define.
It’s one thing to be religious, but it’s another thing to make religion your policy.
We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction.
I have very set and consistent principles, but I am flexible on tactics. I like to get the job done.
Don’t make me into this airy-fairy, moralist, idealist because I’m not.
What’s the point of having this superb military you’re always talking about, if we can’t use it?
My deepest regret from my years in public service is the failure of the United States and the international community to act sooner to halt these crimes.
It takes more than one dove to make peace in the Middle East.
I’m for democracy, but imposing democracy is an oxymoron. People have to choose democracy, and it has to come up from below.
Unfortunately for the Iraqi people, instead of meeting these requirements, for six years, Saddam Hussein has lied, delayed, obstructed and tried to deceive.
When combined with information and communication technologies, microcredit can unleash new opportunities for the world’s poorest entrepreneurs and thereby revitalize the village economies they serve.
Only in America could a refugee girl from Central Europe become secretary of state.
Our life comes in segments, and we have to understand that we can have it all if we’re not trying to do it all at once.