It is usually people in the money business finance and international trade that are really rich.

People just want to hear some common sense... and I bring to bear the experience in local government and state government and national government - I was the first woman in history on the Senate Finance Committee - not to mention the diplomatic international experience.

I know I have this level of celebrity of fame international national whatever you want to call it but it's a pretty surreal thing to think sometimes that you're in the middle of another famous person's life and you think to yourself 'How the hell did I get famous? What is this some weird club that we're in?'

People hate me because I am a multifaceted talented wealthy internationally famous genius.

The countries who do the best in international comparisons whether it's Finland or Japan Denmark or Singapore do well because they have professional teachers who are respected and they also have family and community which support learning.

The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.

Global markets must be balanced by global values such as respect for human rights and international law democracy security and sustainable economic and environmental development.

Without international participation jobs and emissions will simply shift overseas to countries that require few if any environmental protections harming the global environment as well as the U.S. economy.

If China is helping its domestic industries charge an artificially low price for solar panels and other environmental goods then China is violating international trade rules that it agreed to when it became a member of the World Trade Organization.

I think the government has to reposition environment on top of their national and international priorities.