It is a paradox that as we reach out prime, we also see there is a place where it finishes.

Democratization is not democracy; it is a slogan for the temporary liberalization handed down from an autocrat. Glasnost is not free speech; only free speech, constitutionally guaranteed, is free speech.

A seasoned woman is spicy. She has been marinated in life experiences. Like a complex wine, she can be alternately sweet, tart, sparkling, mellow. She is both maternal and playful. Assured, alluring, and resourceful.

The work of adult life is not easy. As in childhood, each step presents not only new tasks of development but requires a letting go of the techniques that worked before. With each passage some magic must be given up, some cherished illusion of safety and comfortably familiar sense of self must be cast off, to allow for the greater expansion of our distinctiveness.

The [Hillary] Clinton campaign was still operating with a White House mentality.

To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.

The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.