The only way I can describe the extent of my anxiety is to say that I felt as if I were pregnant with a rock.

In Washington, the public and the private intertwine in such a way that they can't be easily separated. This is the city where the personal and the political are most closely linked.

What I essentially did was to put one foot in front of the other, shut my eyes and step off the ledge. The surprise was that I landed on my feet.

Truth and news are not the same thing.

Some questions don't have answers, which is a terribly difficult lesson to learn.

The thing women must do to rise to power is to redefine their femininity. Once, power was considered a masculine attribute. In fact power has no sex.

To love what you do and feel that it matters - how could anything be more fun?