The Longer I Live, The More I

Democracy Depends On Information Circulating Freely In Society.

For More Than Eight Decades, Washington Has Been My Hometown. ... It Is A City That Offers Me More People -- More Different Kinds Of People -- Than I Could Otherwise Possibly Have Come To Know In A Lifetime: The Native Washingtonian, The Local Merchant, The Foreign Diplomat, The Ever-present Tourist, The Public Servant, The Journalist, The President, The Friend.

The Thing Women Must Do To Rise To Power Is To Redefine Their Femininity. Once, Power Was Considered A Masculine Attribute. In Fact Power Has No Sex.

What I Essentially Did Was To Put One Foot In Front Of The Other, Shut My Eyes And Step Off The Ledge. The Surprise Was That I Landed On My Feet.

To Me, Working Is A Form Of Sustenance, Like Food Or Water, And Nearly As Essential.