I'm The Most Transparent Secretary

You Know, People Make A Lot Of Money Talking About Me, Don't They? They Just Get On Those Shows, And They Talk Away. There's Nothing I Can Do. And That's One Of The Great Lessons I Try To Convey In My Book, Which My Mother Implanted In Me As A Young Girl.. Is You Can Either Be An Actor In Your Own Life, Or A Reactor In Somebody Else's.

Despite Our Best Efforts And Our Highest Hopes, America's Long Struggle With Race Is Far From Finished.

I Will Be Laying Out In Detail, What I Think We Need To Do With Our Friends And Allies In Europe And Elsewhere To Do A Better Job Of Coordinating Efforts Against The Scourge Of Terrorism. Our Country Deserves No Less Because All Of The Other Issues We Want To Deal With Depend Upon Us Being Secure And Strong.

If You Look At What The Factors Were Going Into The Decision, Of Course There Are Competing Interests And Values. And One Of Our Values Is We Bring Everybody Home Off The Battlefield The Best We Can. It Doesn't Matter How They Ended Up In A Prisoner Of War Situation... It Does Not Matter.

I've Seen It In So Many Talented Young Women Who Hold Back Because They're Not Sure That What They Say Will Be Smart Enough. Or Maybe They've Said Something In A Prior Meeting, And People Acted Like They Hadn't Said It, And That Was Crushing. Then We Have All Had The Experience Where 20 Minutes Later, A Man Says The Same Thing And Everybody Responds Positively.... So Don't Take It Personally. Take It Seriously So That You Understand It, And Then Try To Devise Techniques To Overcome It.