How unprepared we are for a terrorist attack.

When we stop and reflect things begin to happen and sometimes we get the essence of God when we are just quiet.

Even Colin Powell who was everywhere before he became secretary of state, just stopped going out. I think part of it was he didn't want to be viewed suspiciously by the other people in the White House who rarely go anywhere.

I would rather live in McCain's world than Obama's. But I believe that we live in Obama's world.

Social climbing and power climbing -- the two are often synonymous -- are what make Washington run. ... If there are more than two people together, if there are three, one of them is climbing.

The primary motivation in the world of television is fear. People are scared to death. Ambition and enthusiasm and interest and the desire to excel are secondary. Because fear is an enormous motivating force, many in the medium are afraid to make decisions, take chances, do anything innovative.

I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.