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I think I will serve as secretary of state as my last public position.

I got the chance to be the secretary of state; I'm an international relations specialist. It doesn't get better than that.

I can only say that I have good personal relations with all secretaries of state with whom I have a chance to work.

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

I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.

The idea of being in the State Department was exciting. On the other hand, I always had in the back of my mind going into politics. If I stayed in Washington, I might end up a government hack.

I was very happy being a secretary. I loved working for the government. I was very happy with my life.

What I found when I became Secretary of State was a lot of doubts and a lot of concerns and fears from friends, allies, around the world.

One of the things that was really an issue was I did not want to just be a woman secretary of state. I wanted to be a secretary of a state who was a woman, but not just chosen for that particular reason.

I was an office secretary for a long time. A good secretary.