Statesman

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

I am such a political person.

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

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

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.

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 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.

If you look at U.S. history through religious history, there is very much a motif that shows the importance religion has played in the U.S. We're a very religious country and it affects the way we look at various political issues.

Because of my parents' love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia - first by Hitler and then by Stalin.

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

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

I can't go out with a Republican.

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

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.

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

We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom, democracy and the fight against disease, poverty and terrorism.

Even before I went to the UN, I often would want to say something in a meeting - only woman at the table - and I'd think, 'OK well, I don't think I'll say that. It may sound stupid.' And then some man says it, and everybody thinks it's completely brilliant, and you are so mad at yourself for not saying something.

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

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

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