I Am By Nature A Worried Optimist.

It Takes More Than One Dove To Make Peace In The Middle East.

Foreign Policy Is Now A Huge Field. It Isn't Just People Who Are Studying Political Science. There Are So Many Aspects To It In Terms Of Understanding Hard Science For People Who Are Studying Climate Change, Or People Who Are Interested In Health Policy Or Food Security, Or People Who Care About Education.

As You Go Along Your Own Road In Life, You Will, If You Aim High Enough, Also Meet Resistance... But No Matter How Tough The Opposition May Seem, Have Courage Still And Persevere.

What Distinguishes Americans From Many People In The World Is Our Kind Of Endemic Optimism.

Real Leadership Comes From The Quiet Nudging Of An Inner Voice. It Comes From Realizing That The Time Has Come To Move Beyond Waiting To Doing.