'Power' is an explosive word, particularly when applied to women.

Inaction, contrary to its reputation for being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable.

Contradictory as it seems, malnutrition is a key contributor to obesity.

If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.

We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed.

Simply put, when women do well, everybody does better.

One is responsible for one's own life. Passivity provides no protection.

We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.

Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait.

It's time to recognize what compromise means: no side wins or loses all.

Money often determines not only who gets elected, but what gets done. Which voices do lawmakers listen to, the banks or home owners, coal companies, or asthma sufferers, the CEOs or the unemployed?

Be knowledgeable but humble. Be wise and simple.

You need focus and concentration to be effective in life

Crime writers, I've noticed, can be jumpy. They live in a world where there are murderers on the loose and they haven't been caught yet!

By puberty I learned that nothing worth having could be easily attained and to succeed one must be single minded.

My mother's menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it.

All the modern verse plays, they're terrible; they're mostly about the poetry. It's more important that the play is first.

Now with Pro Tools, you can play with layers and 100s and 100s of tracks. When we used to do it back in the day, you had one shot, or you would have to wipe it and carry on over that track.

The greatest victory a man can win is victory over himself.

If you're a state and you don't set up an exchange, that means your citizens don't get their tax credits.

Better he learns now that if you mess with people, you might get messed with in return.