[President Obama] made so many promises. We thought that he was going to be -- I shouldn't say this at Christmastime -- but the next messiah.

If it's a woman, it's caustic; if it's a man, it's authoritative.

when your child is in trouble, the first thing you do is blame yourself.

Work harder than everybody. You're not going to get it by whining, and you're not going to get it by shouting, and you're not going to get it by quitting. You're going to get it by being there.

Après ski is my favorite sport.

I didn't have a very religious family.

Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima donna - or it can smooth the edges, take away the insecurities, let the nice things come out.