The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.

We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq.

Leading in a complex world means recognizing the simple things you can do to make things better.

You know, I've never believed, in anything, that you had to have role models who looked like you to do something. If I'd been waiting for a black, female, soviet specialist role model, I'd be still waiting.