“Even Colin Powell who was everywhere before he became secretary of state, just stopped going out. I think part of it was he didn't want to be viewed suspiciously by the other people in the White House who rarely go anywhere.” PeopleThinkingWantStatesHouseWhiteWhite HouseGoing OutSecretary Author:Sally Quinn
“I first came on the scene during the Johnson years and that crowd was out all the time enjoying themselves. Nixon wasn't particularly social but a lot of the people in his administration were.” PeopleYearsFirstsSocialEnjoySceneCrowdsAdministrationJohnson Author:Sally Quinn
“Most of the people who live in Washington come from other places and you can learn something from them.” People Author:Sally Quinn
“Often what we do is open our house for various charity events. I don't seat according to protocol. I don't invite people because of who they are in the administration or their positions of power. The few who do come, are there because I like them.” PeopleHouseEventsPositionCharityVariousAdministrationSeatsInvitesProtocolPosition Of Power Author:Sally Quinn
“Funny you mention my dinner parties when I have just suggested that inviting close friends over to share a meal with candlelight and wine at your table could be a form of religious experience for some people. To me its a form of sacrament.” PeopleFunnyFormReligiousPartyShareTablesWineDinnerMealsSacramentsInvitingClose FriendsDinner PartyReligious ExperienceCandlelight Author:Sally Quinn
“The primary motivation in the world of television is fear. People are scared to death. Ambition and enthusiasm and interest and the desire to excel are secondary. Because fear is an enormous motivating force, many in the medium are afraid to make decisions, take chances, do anything innovative.” PeopleWorldDesireMotivationForceInterestChanceDecisionTelevisionAmbitionScaredEnormousMediumsEnthusiasmPrimariesInnovativeTake A Chance Author:Sally Quinn
“Social climbing and power climbing -- the two are often synonymous -- are what make Washington run. ... If there are more than two people together, if there are three, one of them is climbing.” PeopleIfsTwoRunningTogetherThreeSocialClimbing Author:Sally Quinn
“... Washington is, for one thing, the news capital of the world. And for another, it is a company town. Most of the interesting people in Washington either work for the government or write about it.” PeopleWorldWritingGovernmentInterestingCompanyOne ThingNewsTowns Author:Sally Quinn
“So many of the problems we have today are because people don't respect the beliefs of others.” PeopleProblemTodayBelief Author:Sally Quinn
“My feeling is that a newspaper should serve its readers and it just seems to me that given what is going in the world, people are hungry for something.” PeopleWorldShouldFeelingsSeemsGivenReaderNewspapersHungry Author:Sally Quinn
“I do think that many religious people have enormous doubts.” PeopleThinkingReligiousDoubtEnormous Author:Sally Quinn
“The first term of the Clinton administration was very jolly. Everybody was running around meeting people and of course, in the second term, everyone went down the black hole, which also happened at the end of the Reagan administration.” PeopleFirstsEndsRunningCoursesBlackTermHappenedMeetingsClintonHolesAdministrationBlack HoleJolly Author:Sally Quinn
