The art of diplomacy is finding a reasonable route among imperfect alternatives.

JFK to RFK: To survive in politics, you sometimes have to be willing to make fun of yourself.

The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence.

There is a brief moment when all there is in a man's mind and soul and spirit is reflected through his eyes, his hands, his attitude. This is the moment to record.

Being stylish is about enjoying your life and expressing yourself and your inner light.

Society is so slow. A feminist is a bore.

I didn't want to be on a major label. I wanted all the attention and the noise to go away because I wanted to be something a little bit more substantial.

If I did not wear torn pants, orthopedic shoes, frantic disheveled hair, that is to say, if I did not tone down my beauty, people would go mad. Married men would run amuck.

I find it hard to imagine how someone listens to my stuff, or views what I do, or me, or anything.

If you choose to turn your back, you don't really have a say in what goes on behind it.

In many climbing cultures, it seems that dirty ethics and poor style are acceptable. In mine they are not.