When I ran for governor, was I ambitious? Yes. Anyone, male or female, who goes through the trials of a campaign must be ambitious.

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?

There are so many things I dare not say I have quietly stopped being me.

Who cares about a test? There will be a million more quizzed in your life.

I would as soon pray to God with machinery as to sing to God with machinery.

But social justice and the environment are very tied together in my head.

When I'm singing I'm always trying to get to the highest point possible. I'd fly to the top of Buckingham Palace to sing to the queen.

The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.

There's a lot that I'd love to do. I haven't had a chance to really show the breadth of my talent, so I look forward to that.

When the #‎ mind is strong and the #‎ heart is pure, you are free

Because when we love, we always strive to become better than we are.

One day, someone who'll understand your good points and bad points, but who'll love you just the same, will appear in your life. Mark my words!