Freedom Is Never Granted. It Is Earned

It Does Not Matter What Country We Live In, Who Our Leaders Are, Or Even Who We Are. Because We Are Human, We Therefore Have Rights. And Because We Have Rights, Governments Are Bound To Protect Them.

Fear Is Always With Us, But We Just Don't Have Time For It. Not Now!

There Are Many Ways To Be Influential. You Can Work For Politicians Or In Government And Make A Difference. And For Young Women Who Are Interested In Running For Office, You Just Have To Decide You're Going To Follow Eleanor Roosevelt's Maxim About Growing Skin As Thick As The Hide Of A Rhinoceros, And You Have To Be Incredibly Well-prepared - Better Prepared [than A Man], Actually - And You Have To Figure Out How You're Going To Present Yourself, And You Have To Have A Support Group Around You, Because It Can Be Really A Brutal Experience.

Gay People Are Born Into, And Belong To, Every Society In The World. They Are All Ages, All Races, All Faiths. They Are Doctors And Teachers, Farmers And Bankers, Soldiers And Athletes. And Whether We Know It Or Whether We Acknowledge It, They Are Our Family, Our Friends, And Our Neighbors. Being Gay Is Not A Western Invention. It Is A Human Reality.

Getting Countries Working Together Was My Job Every Day As Your Secretary Of State.