Statesman Quotes

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 some kind of a mechanism to go from an authoritarian system to an open, democratic system.
And so I think that the idea of America working with other countries to solve problems is good for us, and it is part of digging us out of the 'my way or the highway' approach that was evident in the previous eight years.
As a leader, you have to have the ability to assimilate new information and understand that there might be a different view.
As strong as the United States is, we can't deal with terrorism alone.
Because of my parents' love of democracy, we came to America after being driven twice from our home in Czechoslovakia - first by Hitler and then by Stalin.
But I do not believe that the world would be entirely different if there were more women leaders. Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven't exactly been non-aggressive - including me.
Don't make me into this airy-fairy, moralist, idealist because I'm not.
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.
For me, America is really, truly the indispensable nation.
For me, being raised in a free America made all the difference.
For somebody who loves foreign policy, being Secretary is the best job in the world - but it doesn't happen twice.
Hate, emotionalism, and frustration are not policies.
Hillary Clinton will always be there for you. And just remember - there's a special place in hell for women who don't help each other.
I am a beneficiary of the American people's generosity, and I hope we can have comprehensive immigration legislation that allows this country to continue to be enriched by those who were not born here.
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 plane that said United States of America. I had more problems with the men in our own government.
I am such a political person.
I believe that my parents did wonderful things for us.
I can't go out with a Republican.
I can't imagine what it is like to be raised in a society where their only statues that exist are to you and your father.
I did go to Wellesley, a women's college. And I am of a kind of strange generation which is transitional in terms of women who wanted to go out and get jobs.
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