Growing up, in church we had the homily; at home it's what I call the 'momily' - the inspirational and instructive mom-isms that every family has.

The Chavez-Obama pictures will join a postmodern photo array that includes Donald Rumsfeld gifting Saddam Hussein with spurs from President Reagan.

No Republican presidential candidate is a viable option for pro-choice voters of any political philosophy - Democrat, Republican or otherwise.

If have to undergo preschool safety checks every morning, why does a random thug get to own an assault rifle?

If we say we believe in equality for all then we must fight for equality for all, not betray our immigrant sisters.

Voting is a civic sacrament - the highest responsibility we have as Americans.

Who knows what crumbling infrastructure lies beneath our sleeping children? Actually, many people do - they pay surveyors to take a look.

We all must educate children at the youngest ages that private parts are private, 'no' means no, and there is only one code of honor for everyone.

We should go forward in courts and Congress with investigations into post-9/11 interrogations and the decisions leading to them.

President Obama and Democrats won a mandate to move us forward with jobs, healthcare reform, equality, and nation building here at home.

When women vote, Progressives can win. When women organize and bring some common sense to the conversation, it becomes more authentic.

Leaders are optimistic. When you walk with leaders, the spirit of hope will ramble around you and you will feel like “yes, I can break barriers with few blows.

Those who will never be fooled can never be delighted, because without self-forgetfulness there can be no delight, and this is a great and grievous loss.

I knew it was a day of endings, one way or another.

The most important thing is being passionate about what you're doing and always give it your all. That is the key to success.

Christ shared our experience; he suffered as we suffer; he died as we shall die, and for forty days in the desert he underwent the struggle between good and evil.

When I curse Fate, it's not me, but the earth in me.

What rules the world is idea, because ideas define the way reality is perceived.

A woman is beautiful only when she is loved.

I think there are a lot of actors who act because they have an impulse to do it and they can't ignore it.

Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others.