I think the key to being a journalist is getting your subject to feel comfortable enough to talk about stuff they want to talk about and the stuff they like and don't like, and still feel comfortable about it.
“There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment.”
“Alliances and international organizations should be understood as opportunities for leadership and a means to expand our influence, not as constraints on our power.”