“Well, the thing that I learned as a diplomat is that human relations ultimately make a huge difference.”
“The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.”
“I really think that there was a great advantage in many ways to being a woman. I think we are a lot better at personal relationships, and then have the capability obviously of telling it like it is when it's necessary.”
“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.”
“Women can't do everything at the same time, we need to understand milestones in our lives comes in segments.”
“Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.”
“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 very, very hard.”
“As a leader, you have to have the ability to assimilate new information and understand that there might be a different view.”
“I think that we all know what evil is. We have a sense of what's evil, and certainly killing innocent people is evil. We're less sure about what is good. There's sort of good, good enough, could be better - but absolute good is a little harder to define.”
“The day-to-day making of policy is arguing all the time. You're trying to get the right approach and the right answer, and there are moments that aren't very pleasant. But in the end, you look at the overall product.”