I'm in charge of the State Department's 60,000-plus people all over the world, 275 posts.

Don't let anybody tell you it's corporations and businesses that create jobs.

The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they're not.

In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.

Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people.

You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health. And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion.

There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives.

I really do hope that we have a woman president in my lifetime.

We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.

Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely - and the right to be heard.

I have to confess that it's crossed my mind that you could not be a Republican and a Christian.

Ritual and ceremony are powerful bonding tools. They result in a sense of community, a feeling of unity far beyond what you might expect.

...colonialism in Africa was inevitable since the fittest and most creative person was the one that would be destined to lead.

I forgot more than you'll ever know.

Everything is an illusion; that is the whole thing about it - illusion, immitation, a mirage. It makes me too sad. Its having like a good dream, you know you are going to wake up.

I live near San Francisco in the most beautiful spot on earth and enjoy myself in many ways. Yes, I love to work, which for now is to think and read and write, so it's all a dream come true.

To feel, to love, to suffer, to devote herself, will always be the text of the life of woman.

The most unfortunate thing that happens to a person who fears failure is that he limits himself by becoming afraid to try anything new.

Listen to the advice from the one who's already achieved your goal

All wonder is the effect of novelty on ignorance.

If nobody spoke unless he had something to say, the human race would very soon lose the use of speech.