I am neither frustrated nor planning anything other than being the best Secretary of State I could be.

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.

When you are not afraid to fail, you will always win.

I don't like it when people say, 'You're 45, so you should be wearing X and never Y.' For me, dressing is about attitude, not age.

Phoenix, n. The classical prototype of the modern 'small hot bird.'

I won. I mean, I became president.

There are many things we only see clearly in retrospect.

My spirit is too weak--mortality Weighs heavily on me like unwilling sleep, And each imagin'd pinnacle and steep Of godlike hardship tells me I must die Like a sick Eagle looking at the sky.

I love the outdoor festival feeling.

It's never easy playing 36 holes when you are concentrating so much for all the shots.

Instead of wishing things would change, I'm asking God for His strength to make a change.

I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally.