"I will tell you what I can't abide - and I think the Internet has really created a space for it - women criticizing other women and mothers criticizing other mothers."

"My mom grew up in poverty in Oklahoma - like Dust Bowl, nine people in one room kind of place - and the way she got out of poverty was through education. My dad grew up without a dad, with very little and he also made his way out through education."

"In my teens, I was never part of the cool crowd."

"I'm still really close with everyone at home and their parents - and their brothers and sisters. I was so, so, so lucky to grow up as part of a community and I don't take that for granted. I try very hard to stay part of it."

"Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness."

"It is a timeless truth that an idea is a delicate seed; water it with curiosity and protect it from cynicism."

"An idea is a delicate seed; water it with curiosity and protect it from cynicism. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"We can't get to the $4 trillion in savings that we need by just cutting the 12 percent of the budget that pays for things like medical research and education funding and food inspectors and the weather service. And we can't just do it by making seniors pay more for Medicare."