More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.

I think it is not just the U.N. speaking, but the concept of a third party, a third party to a conflict speaking out. You know, sometimes saying, 'Stop, this is enough. This cannot be allowed to happen,' gives the victims and the people who are caught in that situation courage, encouragement, support.

Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council.

The question is the morning after. What sort of Iraq do we wake up to after the bombing? What happens in the region? What impact could it have? These are questions leaders I have spoken to have posed.

I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is to create the places and processes so people can actually learn together, using our experiences.

If you have to remind people you're the boss, I don't think you're going to be a very effective leader.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.

In an imperfect world, full of imperfect leaders, there are countless statues that may not live up to our American values.