It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
Hillary Clinton will always be there for you. And just remember - there's a special place in hell for women who don't help each other.
I have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard.
While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile.
Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven't exactly been non-aggressive - including me.
Most of the time I spend when I get up in the morning is trying to figure out what is going to happen.
The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.
A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess, where people sit quietly, thinking out their strategy, taking their time between moves. It's more like a game of billiards, with a bunch of balls clustered together.
But I do not believe that the world would be entirely different if there were more women leaders. Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven't exactly been non-aggressive - including me.
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.
No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.