"I think the personal relationships I established mattered in terms of what I was able to get done. And I did bring women's issues to the center of our foreign policy."

"I didn't want to set up a women's studies program. I thought women should learn to operate in a coeducational atmosphere, because, especially in national security and international affairs, it's male-dominated."

"While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile."

"I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important."

"Every scar carries the quiet memory of a battle faced and survived. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"It is a enduring truth that every scar carries the quiet memory of a battle faced and survived."

"Beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict."