I Was Taught To Strive Not Because

Well, The Thing That I Learned As A Diplomat Is That Human Relations Ultimately Make A Huge Difference.

Whatever The Job You Are Asked To Do At Whatever Level, Do A Good Job Because Your Reputation Is Your Resume.

I'm For Democracy, But Imposing Democracy Is An Oxymoron. People Have To Choose Democracy, And It Has To Come Up From Below.

One Of The Things I Write About A Bit In My Madam Secretary Memoir Is On Rwanda, Where I Was An Instructed Ambassador At The U.n., And My Instructions Were To Not Vote For Increased Forces There, And I Didn't Like My Instructions. So I Got Up And Called Washington And Said, "change My Instructions," And They Didn't.

Don't Make Me Into This Airy-fairy, Moralist, Idealist Because I'm Not.