Progress Is The Product Of Human Agency.

If You Want Change, You Have To Make It. If We Want Progress We Have To Drive It.

Be Who You Are. If You Spend All Of Your Time Worrying About How People View You, You Will Not Be Either Faithful To Yourself Or Effective In What You're Trying To Do.

When My Son Was A Mere Three Months Old, I Started Working At The State Department. I Was Not Only The Youngest Assistant Secretary Of State But I Was Also A Breastfeeding Mother. I'm The First To Admit That This Felt Crazy At Times, And The Balancing Act Is Never Ever Easy. But My Two Kids Are The Most Wonderful Things That Have Ever Happened To Me.

I Have Great Ambitions For When I Get Out Of Government. I Will Watch A Broader Range Of Stuff.

There Are Plenty Of Meetings, Receptions, Dinners, And So If You Are [at The U.n.] Any Length Of Time, And I Was There For Four And A Half Years, You Formed Pretty Significant Relationships With People From All Over The World. And That's Important To The Work You Do. If You're Trying To Rally The General Assembly To Vote For Something That Matters To The United States, Those Personal Relationships Count.