New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers - one from either party.

I really think that's the key, part of the spiritual renewal that America needs to have, the notion that we really can have confidence in a better tomorrow.

Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face.

We must invest in infrastructure development and rebuilding communities to create jobs.

There are a number of steps that we can take to reinvigorate and rebuild the economic and the physical infrastructure of our country and then to rebuild us, frankly, on a spiritual level.

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms and Trent Lott.

Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

There are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, just permanent interests.

It's time to take the 'Men Only' sign off the White House door.

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President.

My parents were always philosophizing about how to bring about change. To me, people who didn't try to make the world a better place were strange.

In the midst of your struggles, you WILL find a reason to keep going. Don’t give up!

Being able to read, write, do your sums really transforms a human being.

Without homosexuals there'd be no Hollywood.

There was free trade in Africa. There was free enterprise in Africa before the colonialists came.

I'm all for the Fairness Doctrine, whatever that is.

A clear rule for self-control handed down by the Fathers is this: stop eating while still hungry and do not continue until you are satisfied.

The element of obsession is terribly important for an artist.

Mathematics is the surest way to immortality. If you make a big discovery in mathematics, you will be remembered after everyone else will be forgotten

Better to have 3 real friends than 100,000 digital ones.