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.
No one has done what Saddam Hussein has done, or is thinking of doing. He is producing weapons of mass destruction, and he is qualitatively and quantitatively different from other dictators.
The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.
What a blast it is to be here with Michael Moore.
No matter how hard we might wish, we will not be able to transform China’s behavior overnight.
I do think that one needs to have respect for people who are older. And I really do love the idea that one can respect generations.
I really do think about the fact that every day counts. I believe that every individual counts, and so I believe that every day counts and I try not to waste it.
US is a very religious country. Separation of church and state is part of our credo, but that it is hard to understand since our money says “In God we trust” and every President says “God bless America”.
I don’t actually believe in a clash of civilizations. I believe in a clash of the civilized and the noncivilized.
I don’t think people should think of women’s issues as auxiliary issues – they are central.
So there really was a whole series of things that took the women of my generation a little bit of time to push forward.
I think there has to be the sense that once you have climbed the ladder of success, that you don’t push it away from the building.
There are a lot of similar aspects in all the religions. The question is which side of it you hold up.
I get up every morning and I’m grateful for everything that has happened. I go through my list about being grateful for my children and grandchildren, and for the really remarkable life that I have been able to have.
What distinguishes Americans from many people in the world is our kind of endemic optimism.
The other thing that happened was that we have a tendency to project our own weaknesses onto another woman. I don’t think men do that particularly.