New York was the only city I knew in the world where you could be desperately lonely at nine in the morning, crossing the street for a bagel at Gristede's, and find that seven hours later you were drinking Irish coffee at P.J. Clarke's with all the friends you had inherited along the way.

I love the idea that I'm the oldest one in the room because I can get away with anything!

In order to get to the fruit of the tree, you have to go out on a limb.

It's useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love, drunk, or running for office.

You are the architect of your personal experience.

I think when I was in my early twenties and middle twenties I didn't even know I wasn't living up to my potential. A couple of friends told me I wasn't and told me to get my act together, and it made a huge impact on me.

My mother was Canadian, so you never knew what she was thinking.