"It's true that America can't solve every problem, but I don't know of any major problem in the world that can be solved without us."

"I think that if you live long enough, you realize that so much of what happens in life is out of your control, but how you respond to it is in your control. That's what I try to remember."

"I think it's fair to say that diplomacy today requires much more of that if you're the United States of America than it did 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago."

"There are some people in politics and in the press who can't be confused by the facts. They just will not live in an evidence-based world. And that's regrettable."

"I think that you can disagree with people and debate over their positions with issues without engaging in the politics of personal destruction."

"Oh, I've never been asked a silly question in my entire life."

"You know, my view is that we have a big world out there."

"The first lesson I've learned is that no matter what you do in your life, you have to figure out your own internal rhythms - I mean, what works for you doesn't necessarily work for your friend."

"I am neither frustrated nor planning anything other than being the best Secretary of State I could be."

"One day after laying a wreath at the tomb of Martin Luther King Jr., President Bush appoints a federal judge who has built his career around dismantling Dr. King's legacy."

"I want to work with my husband and my daughter on our mutual foundation interests."

"I will read anything by Laura Hillenbrand, Walter Isaacson, Barbara Kingsolver, John le Carre, John Grisham, Hilary Mantel, Toni Morrison, Anna Quindlen and Alice Walker."

"Israel has a right to defend itself."

"One of the things I have been preaching around the world is collecting taxes in an equitable manner, especially from the elites."

"You have to test your ideas in a public forum."

"I don't have any comment on who the people of Russia choose to be their leaders."

"I take vitamins."

"I always run inclusive and successful organisations."

"This is a moment in history where it is almost hard to catch your breath."

"I sometimes think that I didn't leave the Republican Party, as much as it left me."

"Every president, if you watch what they look like when they come into office, you can see their hair turn white because it's such a hard job."

"Of course, parents are the most important people in a child's life."

"Every nation has to either be with us, or against us. Those who harbor terrorists, or who finance them, are going to pay a price."

"Cooking, decorating, diet/self-help and gardening books are guilty pleasures and useful time fillers."

"I think that we have to be constantly asking ourselves, 'How do we calculate the risk?' And sometimes we don't calculate it correctly; we either overstate it or understate it."

"There is nothing fast or easy about diplomacy. I have no illusions about that."

"All of us have to recognize that we owe our children more than we have been giving them."

"One of the biggest problems that Egypt faces is the lack of border security - the importation of weapons on their way to Gaza, for example, coming out of Sudan."

"I still passionately support comprehensive immigration reform legislation with a path to full and equal citizenship."

"When I traveled as secretary of state, I was deluged with thick briefing books full of information about the politics, economy, and culture of each destination, so those took up most of my reading time."

"Well, I think, by definition, all power has limits."

"No nation can meet the world's challenges alone."

"Individual consciences are fine but individual consciences have to be made manifest."

"America is stronger because of President Obama's leadership, and I'm better because of his friendship."

"The Arctic is going to be an area of intense interest. Russia has the longest coastline in the world with the Arctic."

"The truth is that sometimes it is hard even for me to recognize the Hillary Clinton that other people see."

"Great nations need organizing principles, and 'Don't do stupid stuff' is not an organizing principle."

"There is a sense that things, if you keep positive and optimistic about what can be done, do work out."

"I feel very lucky because of my parents and then my education, the opportunities that I've had, so I would like to continue working to improve lives for others."

"The United States, obviously, has a great interest in helping to maintain peace and security in Europe, and we have a formal alliance, NATO, to do so."

"And we'll build a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants who are already contributing to our economy!"

"I'll work to ensure that every single refugee who seeks asylum in the United States has a fair chance to tell his or her story. This is the least we can offer people fleeing persecution and devastation."

"You cannot have development in today's world without partnering with the private sector."

"My biggest, you know, regret is what happened in Benghazi. It was a terrible tragedy losing four Americans - two diplomats and, now it's public so I can say, two CIA operatives."

"Look, I'm outspoken."

"Egypt is a large, complex, very important country."

"Now I know that Wal-Mart's policies do not reflect the best way of doing business and the values that I think are important in America."

"Now, I don't think President Obama and Vice President Biden get the credit they deserve for saving us from the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes. Our economy is so much stronger than when they took office."

"Europe is a miracle."

"I try to read for pleasure whenever I can - it's a great way just to shut it off for a while so your brain doesn't get fried."