I was a very curious person because of my parents. They encouraged me to be as curious about as many things as I wanted.

It's sort of the American way to go up and down the ladder, maybe several times in a lifetime.

I support Alice Waters in her desire that there be a vegetable garden at the White House. I don't think they should rip up the Rose Garden, because that's something that I love. They should probably dig up another patch and grow some vegetables there.

The last place I would ever want to go is prison.

I haven't been to Tasmania. I haven't been to the South Pole, and I haven't been to the North Pole. I want to see the polar bear migration before there are no polar bears. I want to see Glacier National Park before the glacier melts.

To entertain at home is both a relief and a rediscovery - of rooms and settings, of your favorite things, and particularly of your own tastes and ideas.

Never make a big decision without sleeping on it.