Ivy! It's a natural disaster! You have to be there!

Be tiny in flesh, but fat in spirit.

I am always happy to meet my friend, and my friend is my weekend.

[Our children] had the privilege of growing up where they'd raised a lot of food. They were never hungry. They could share their food with people. And so you share your lives with people.

I work in a strange business, and 'trust' is a word that's not even in the vocabulary.

The witty woman is a tragic figure in American life. Wit destroys eroticism and eroticism destroys wit, so women must choose between taking lovers and taking no prisoners.

Bureaucrats behave very differently than a private-sector manager because their motivations are different. Permanent bureaucrats, no matter how senior, worry about their next job.

One need hardly dwell on the catastrophic possibility of uttering a bantering remark only to discover it wholly inappropriate

I started just naturally turning into a nicer person, and it actually helped broaden and lengthen my career.

After 40, one's face begins to tell more than one's tongue.

Being able to sing all these years has helped me handle life's tragedies.