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

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.

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

In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state. It's become a fact of life that governments have become very intimate with people, most always to their detriment.

One of my goals upon becoming Secretary of State was to take diplomacy out of capitals, out of government offices, into the media, into the streets of countries.

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

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

I had a passion to not be a secretary forever. I was mindful of the customary career trajectory, and I knew I had to do something remarkable.

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

Being a secretary was considered a very good job in those days.