... Washington is, for one thing, the news capital of the world. And for another, it is a company town. Most of the interesting people in Washington either work for the government or write about it.

We live in such a noisy world that we need to stop and just let things happen. Let it grow.

The important is not what you believe but how you behave.

Often what we do is open our house for various charity events. I don't seat according to protocol. I don't invite people because of who they are in the administration or their positions of power. The few who do come, are there because I like them.

Silence is deeply important in all of our lives.

So many of the problems we have today are because people don't respect the beliefs of others.

Europe is endearingly old fashioned in its secularism.