It is only the young and callow and ignorant that admire rashness. Think before you speak. Know your subject.
I was very happy being a secretary. I loved working for the government. I was very happy with my life.
Even when I was at CIA, I'd go to visit foreign leaders and I'd say, 'You know, I'm not a diplomat. I'm just an old CIA guy'... I said, 'If I wanted to be diplomatic, I'd have been a diplomat.'

