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

"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."

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

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

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

"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 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."

"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."

"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've never understood the division between so-called realists and so-called idealists."

"If you get so unequal that people believe they don't have a chance, that the field isn't level for them and their children, that puts democracy at risk."

"If you can't compete fairly, honestly, effectively, no government should intervene. Now, some governments do. They prop up failing industries."

"We have to knock down the barriers erected by greed, special interests, powerful forces."

"You can't just give a speech and expect people to fall down and agree with you."

"Being gay is not a Western invention. It is a human reality."

"I always supported the women I worked with having time off to go to parent-teacher conferences and doctors' appointments or bringing their infants into the office."

"A nuclear-weapons armed Iran is not in anyone's human-rights interests. That is a direct threat to the lives and the livelihoods and the stability not only of the region but beyond."

"It is very clear that the people in Afghanistan do not want the Taliban back."

"I mean, I'm a big believer in talking to people when you can and trying to solve problems when you can."

"Remember, the IDF, the Israeli Defense Forces, have a working relationship with the Palestinian Authority security forces, which have been incredibly professional."

"The most important questions for anybody thinking of running for president are not 'Will you run and can you win?' There is, 'What is your vision for America? And can you lead us there?'"

"George W. Bush is very popular in Sub-Saharan Africa. Why? Because of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief."

"Americans deserve to feel secure in their own lives, in their own middle-class aspirations, before you go to them and say, 'We're going to have to enforce navigable sea lanes in the South China Sea.'"