I've found my place in life, that I'm passionate about, my talents and my passion have merged, and I'm trying to do the best that I can.

There are some places that have had real quarrels with the United States' policies, but I think the country is very well-respected worldwide.

Diplomacy, if properly practiced, is not just talking for the sake of talking.

...if you are overdressed, it is a comment on them. If you are under dressed, it is a comment on you.

As I was telling my husb — As I was telling President Bush.

We can't live true to our set of values unless American educational system is strong. I really believe that if we don't get that right we will not compete because we won't believe that our people can compete, and we'll turn inward. We won't lead. That will be bad for the world.

I've speculated about what my life might have been like as a musician, but I'm afraid I came to the conclusion that I probably would've either been teaching piano or maybe gotten to play at Nordstrom's department store.