The proposal that men and women should be treated equally under the law is hardly a controversial concept.

The only way to ensure equality for women is to clearly declare it in our Constitution.

Where are the women? The women are here.

Nine out of ten adult Americans have a checking account. It's the most widely used financial services product in the United States.

In America, we have long stood by the principle that the protections of the law are not meant just for some.

If you ask around, it's pretty easy to find someone who has a bank account overdraft horror story to tell.

I believe very strongly in paid sick leave.

Because it's important. Laws can be reversed, Supreme Court decisions can be overturned, gender classifications can continue.

Women deserve the same permanent rights and explicit protections given men in the Constitution.

While men's rights are guaranteed by specific language in the Constitution, women's equal rights aren't mentioned.

We need a mayor who knows how to balance a budget, who understands the urgency of delivering all the services that a great city needs, who understand the need of working families.

Her conclusion: "You just have to follow your own heart" when it comes to medical decision-making.

We need a very progressive and strong agenda to bring people into the political process because I worry very much about the future of the American democracy where so many people are giving up.

The taipan is the one to watch out for. It is the most poisonous snake on Earth, with a lunge so swift and a venom so potent that your last mortal utterance is likely to be: "I say, is that a sn--

Making every desire come true is not difficult once you realize that the same thing is always at work - you are transforming pure awareness from one state to another.

I like to keep things simple. It's really about the wine, food and the beach view. Nothing can beat that.

If only we could see the value of one soul like God does.

Our biggest national security threat is the environmental destruction of our planet and the arms race with ourselves.

And help us, this and every day, to live more nearly as we pray.

In the natural sciences, and particularly in chemistry, generalities must come after the detailed knowledge of each fact and not before it.

People always tell me, 'Reinvent yourself, re-this, re-whatever.' I haven't reinvented myself. It's an honest evolution. I've always been authentic.