For countries to succeed, for democracies to succeed, the women and men in those countries need to be free. Women and men need to know their rights.

No one likes to be criticized.

But we talk about issues, we talk about people, we talk about personalities. George is a very good reader of people, and he's very perceptive about people, and you know, that's fine.

I said, 'George, if you really want to end tyranny in this world, you're going to have to stay up later.' Nine o'clock and Mr. Excitement here is sound asleep.

Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York.

There's nothing political about American literature.

Maybe it is the media that has us divided.