The only thing 'championship' about Wimbledon is its prestige.
I only take causes or write about things that I am passionate about, and I do it with a certain flair and a sort of wink and a nod.
I had about the biggest, longest wish list anyone could have, and 99 percent of what I wanted to get on the screen we got on the screen within our schedule and within our budget and within our resources.
There's something wonderful about that sort of Poirot, Agatha Christie-style investigation: cross-questioning all the witnesses and checking their stories, looking for means, motive, and opportunity.
'Commander in Chief' became a show not about why we should have a woman president but why we should not have a woman president.
I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.
After 'Lindbergh,' my publisher asked whom I wanted to write about next. I said, 'There's one idea I've been carrying in my hip pocket for 35 years. It's Woodrow Wilson.'
The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives.
World Cups are about winning.
I'm a world-class people watcher. I like to watch people's body movements, their expressions. It says so much about them.
The myths connected with individual sanctuaries and ceremonies were merely part of the apparatus of the worship; they served to excite the fancy and sustain the interest of the worshipper... no one cared what he believed about its origin.
The future is the worst thing about the present.
I worked in Hollywood as a reader and a would-be writer for about 6 years before I sold my first story.
The Right is incredibly deft at getting earnest about all the wrong things.
Press freedom has great virtues. It is not about irresponsible scandal-mongering, although that may be part of the picture. It is a means of revealing wrongdoing.
My father works for Xerox and fixes those gigantic copy machines that are about 10 feet wide.
When I was a young lady, I never fantasized about getting married.
I'm concerned, as I guess all middle-aged people are, about the younger generations' level of literacy.
We've influenced other artists, and when younger generations become fans of those artists and hear about us, they discover our music too.
My issue isn't about physical aging; my issue is about wanting to remain vigorous and youthful in my spirit.