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We must help women in every society to have their voices heard.

There are a lot of similar aspects in all the religions. The question is which side of it you hold up.

The U.N. bureaucracy has grown to elephantine proportions. Now that the Cold War is over, we are asking that elephant to do gymnastics.

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

For me, America is really, truly the indispensable nation.

So there really was a whole series of things that took the women of my generation a little bit of time to push forward.

The only thing I have to go by is what my mother and father told me, how I was brought up.

The victor of the war in Iraq is Iran.

It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.

Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.

Our collective experience has shown that when women have the power to make their own choices, good things happen.

What's the point of having this superb military you're always talking about, if we can't use it?

I'm a problem-solver.

My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam.

To understand Europe, you have to be a genius - or French.

I have always thought of myself as a Czechoslovak Catholic.

To put it mildly, the world is a mess

I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there.

I think that there is never an indispensable leader, you know? I think that there is a time with dignity that one needs to leave.

I spent my life studying communism and Soviet systems.

NATO has been a thread throughout my life.

We must be authors of the history of our age.

Most of the time I spend when I get up in the morning is trying to figure out what is going to happen.

To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.

I got married, I really waited a long time - three days after I graduated.

I was a little girl in World War II and I'm used to being freed by Americans.

I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.

The difference between humans and other mammals is that we know how to accessorize.

Only in America could a refugee girl from Central Europe become secretary of state.

When Hillary served as Secretary of State, I watched her partner with President Obama to restore our country's reputation around the world.

I have had fun being who I became, so to speak.

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.

You have to learn to interrupt because you aren't going to get called on.

There are an awful lot of things going on that need understanding and explanation, but - to put it mildly - the world is a mess.

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.

Women have to work exceptionally hard.

I went to college somewhere between the invention of the iPad and the discovery of fire ... but I had gone to a women's college.

I enjoy wearing pins, and nobody tells me to do it.

Hate, emotionalism, and frustration are not policies.

Often if you don't speak up, whatever you thought was stupid to say some man would say and then everyone would say 'as he said'.

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.

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

If there's nobody in your way, you're not going anywhere.

No matter how hard we might wish, we will not be able to transform China's behavior overnight.

Real leadership comes from the quiet nudging of an inner voice. It comes from realizing that the time has come to move beyond waiting to doing.

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.

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

Armageddon is not a foreign policy.

The purpose of foreign policy is to persuade others to do what we want or, better yet, to want what we want.

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

Today, I say that no nation in the world need be left out of the global system we are constructing.

I am by nature a worried optimist ...

A great task has been completed and an even larger one remains.

I believe that my parents did wonderful things for us.

The Framework Agreement is one of the best things the [Clinton] Administration has done because it stopped a nuclear weapons program in North Korea.

I think I've revived the costume-jewelry industry.

The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.

Glass ceilings have been broken, but more have to be broken.

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.

I can't go out with a Republican.

I wasn't a normal professor. I had worked in government. I hadn't written nine zillion books. I was a hands-on professor.

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.

If you look at my life, generally, I've been put in situations which were difficult and which I conquered.

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

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.

I was struck by the joy of those pilots in committing coldblooded murder ... Frankly, this is not cojones. This is cowardice.

So people are talking about revolution. What a revolution it would be to have a woman president.

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 don't think people should think of women's issues as auxiliary issues - they are central.

For me, being raised in a free America made all the difference.

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

I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important.

We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction.

The greatest thrill in my life was to represent the United States of America.

I loved being Secretary of State, that's probably evident to everyone who watched me.

Nobody's ever said that pins are a tool of diplomacy.

The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.

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

For somebody who loves foreign policy, being Secretary is the best job in the world - but it doesn't happen twice.

What a blast it is to be here with Michael Moore.

Every new president inherits headaches, but President Obama has inherited an entire emergency room.

I have very set and consistent principles, but I am flexible on tactics. I like to get the job done.

My parents were of the generation who thought they were the children of a free Czechoslovakia, the only democracy in central Europe.

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.

Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.

What distinguishes Americans from many people in the world is our kind of endemic optimism.

It takes more than one dove to make peace in the Middle East.

I am the only high-ranking U.S. official to ever meet with Kim Jong-il, and we are the same height and both wear high heels.

As a leader, you have to have the ability to assimilate new information and understand that there might be a different view.

Leaders are made by the situations they are involved in. I think that some rise to the occasion and some do not.

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.

Bill Clinton valued my opinion and always made sure that my views were heard, and people knew that he wanted me to talk.

Women can't do everything at the same time, we need to understand milestones in our lives comes in segments.

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

Libraries are fun, educational, and the biggest bargain on the face of the earth.

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.

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

I don't actually believe in a clash of civilizations. I believe in a clash of the civilized and the noncivilized.

Freedon succeeds from the moment people stop looking to others to improve their lives and start taking responsibility.

Democracy cannot be built on revenge and you will not have the support of the world if you are intolerant and take the law into your own hands.