"I would not be surprised if the public is not happy with the way things are going."

"I wasn't 100 percent sure I would be confirmed by the Senate. But I thought it would be a shame if the best person for the job was not nominated because of fear of what might happen."

"So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great good fortune."

"I don’t know how many meetings I attended in the ’60s and the ’70s, where I would say something, and nobody reacted as though I had said it. Then, 10 minutes later, a man would say the same thing, and…"

"I think it's important to have a sense of purpose. To know what you're working towards."