The Kids Are Job One. So, To

I Am Straight Forward; I Am Not Manipulative; I Am Not Two-faced. And I Think That That Has Served Me Well In All Of My Roles, Particularly As A Diplomat, Because People Knew If I Said Something, I Meant It. If I Said No, I Meant No, And If I Said We Could Make This Work, We Would Make It Work.

Change Doesn't Happen With People Sitting On Their Behinds, Getting Lazy.

One Of The Things I Love About Negotiations Is That You Have To Be Able To Play It Like An Orchestra, Different Instruments For Different Circumstances. There's Sweetness, And Encouragement, And Cajoling. There's Pressure, There's Drama, There's Ultimatums.

Once You've Learned To Study In A Bathing Suit On The Grass With Muscled Men Throwing Frisbees Over Your Head, You Can Accomplish Almost Anything.

We Must Be Honest In Acknowledging That Neither Germany Nor The Us Has The Luxury Of Assuming That We Can Skate By On Half-measures In Afghanistan And Pakistan And Not Risk Suffering The Consequences.