Madeleine Albright

I don't think it's a western concept that we're too pushy about. I don't believe you can ever be too pushy about democracy.

I have not found that being a woman is a handicap. In fact, I've found it a terrific gender to be.

Putin is small and pale, so cold as to be almost reptilian, embarrassed by what happened to his country and determined to restore its greatness.

Like other authoritarians, he equates his well-being with that of the nation, opposition with treason. Because he believes that the U.S. dominates its own region by force, he thinks Russia has the same right.

I have not found that being a woman is a handicap. In fact, I have found it a terrific gender to be.

Colin Powell's legacy of service to the country he loved will long survive his passing.

I think he wanted the right thing for America, I think he was a genuine patriot.

The failure to pay our old U.N. bills undermines our ability to recruit allies with the kind of structural reform that Congress demands.

The United States must lead.

There is a movement on the other side. There is kind of rising nationalism in a number of different countries.

We need to make clear that we need to be back, and really do need to make clear in so many ways that we are a leader in restoring and building democracy in other countries.