Whatever Power I Exert Is Collegial.

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.

Truth And News Are Not The Same Thing.

In Washington, The Public And The Private Intertwine In Such A Way That They Can't Be Easily Separated. This Is The City Where The Personal And The Political Are Most Closely Linked.

If One Is Rich And One's A Woman, One Can Be Quite Misunderstood.

Some Questions Don't Have Answers, Which Is A Terribly Difficult Lesson To Learn.