Well, politics is war, and in war, truth is the first casualty.

After immersing myself in the mysteries of the Electoral College for a novel I wrote in the '90s, I came away believing that the case for scrapping it is less obvious than I originally thought.

The niftiest turn of phrase, the most elegant flight of rhetorical fancy, isn't worth beans next to a clear thought clearly expressed.

Somebody is going to have to do fancy footwork to make sure Elizabeth and John Edwards get their prime-time shot .

More things in politics happen by accident or exhaustion than happen by conspiracy.

Something about her eyes or voice has always suggested the hint of a free spirit, trapped in a Peck and Peck cage, dreaming of making rude noises at public gatherings of Republicans.

In every debate, whatever the format, whatever the questions, there is one and only one way to identify the winner: Who commands the room? Who drives the narrative? Who is in charge?

History doesn't turn on a dime; it turns on a plugged nickel.

F.D.R. had to deal with Southern segregationists - and outright racists - who held power in Congress, so he had to yield to that power in order to get his New Deal legislation passed.

In politics, Bugs Bunny always beats Daffy Duck. Daffy's always going berserk, jumping up and down, yelling. Bugs's got that sly smile, like he always knows what's up, like nothing can ruffle him.

In another life, before taking the veil of journalistic purity, I practiced the black arts of a political operative, including 'debate prep.

Focus on what you are and what you can rather than what others aren't & can't. You have to win

Human kind is already perfect, Technology is getting stronger but we are getting weaker

A core part of Teach For America's mission has always been affecting positive change in the traditional public school system.

The harder I train every day on the track and in the gym, the more trust I gain in myself.

Until Systers came into existence, the notion of a global community of women in computer science did not exist.

How irritating it must be for people, to be bombarded with me!

Telenovelas have been part of my world since childhood, I always felt like I had to be something that I wasn't.

I don't paint nature. I am nature.

What I have learned in my life and work is that the more I am able to be myself, the more it enables other people to be themselves.

I never ever slept again after my first pregnancy.