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

I always thought if you worked hard enough and tried hard enough, things would work out. I was wrong.

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

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.

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

We live in a dirty and dangerous world. There are some things the general public does not need to know, and shouldn't. I believe democracy flourishes when the government can take legitimate steps to keep its secrets and when the press can decide whether to print what it knows.

To me, working is a form of sustenance, like food or water, and nearly as essential.