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 str….

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 am often asked if, when I was secretary, I had problems with foreign men. That is not who I had problems with, because I arrived in a very large pl….

I do consider myself a feminist. I know the word has weird implications for people now, but I do think that its important to have women involved, whe….

Whatever the job you are asked to do at whatever level, do a good job because your reputation is your resume..

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

As you go along your own road in life, you will, if you aim high enough, also meet resistance... But no matter how tough the opposition may seem, hav….

There's nobody who's had a resume like [Hillary Clinton] that's run for president..

Really, I have to laugh because there was a whole set of stories that made me sound like the Dragon Lady, you know, 'tough this and tough that.' Then….

Our predecessors understood that the ties that bind America are far stronger than disagreements over any particular policy and far more durable and p….

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

And so I have studied, I have to tell you, revolutions and uprisings for a long time. They are all slightly different, but what they all look for is ….

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'l….

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

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….

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..

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..

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

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

When combined with information and communication technologies, microcredit can unleash new opportunities for the world's poorest entrepreneurs and th….

One of the things that was really an issue was I did not want to just be a woman secretary of state. I wanted to be a secretary of a state who was a ….