There Is Not An Inherent Contradiction Between

I Don't Have Time To Think About The False Controversy.

We Must Be Honest In Acknowledging That Neither Germany Nor The Us Has The Luxury Of Assuming That We Can Skate By On Half-measures In Afghanistan And Pakistan And Not Risk Suffering The Consequences.

Progress Is The Product Of Human Agency. Things Get Better Because We Make Them Better. Things Go Wrong When We Get Too Comfortable, When We Fail To Take Risks Or Seize Opportunities.

When My Son Was A Mere Three Months Old, I Started Working At The State Department. I Was Not Only The Youngest Assistant Secretary Of State But I Was Also A Breastfeeding Mother. I'm The First To Admit That This Felt Crazy At Times, And The Balancing Act Is Never Ever Easy. But My Two Kids Are The Most Wonderful Things That Have Ever Happened To Me.

I Am Blunt Sometimes; I Am Diplomatic Sometimes; I Am All Things In Between. Abrasive, You Know, I Guess It's In The Eye Of The Beholder.