I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends. That's a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways.

I'm for democracy, but imposing democracy is an oxymoron. People have to choose democracy, and it has to come up from below.

I have always thought of myself as a Czechoslovak Catholic.

The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.

For me, being raised in a free America made all the difference.

Really, I have to laugh because there was a whole set of stories that made me sound like the Dragon Lady, you know, 'tough this and tough that.' Then there is this business about 'gooey.' The bottom line is I am a pragmatic idealist.

To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.