A woman can do anything. She can be traditionally feminine and that's all right; she can work, she can stay at home; she can be aggressive; she can be passive; she can be any way she wants with a man. But whenever there are the kinds of choices there are today, unless you have some solid base, life can be frightening.

Large cocktail parties are an infamous technique for ridding yourself of social obligations to people you usually don't know well or like much, which is such an unpromising beginning that I've rarely known one that recovered and turned into a great party.

Homogeneity is much to be admired - in milk, for instance - but not for parties.

Show me someone who never gossips, and I'll show you someone who isn't interested in people.

Because there are so many shows on and because I've been so hands-on - I've had a piece on almost every single week - I don't know how to cut back on that. You really can't.

The hardest thing you will ever do is trust yourself.

Small children do not belong at an adult party, and especially should not be used like trained midgets to help serve martinis.