Working moms, and increasingly working dads, don't want a government handout, but they do need a hand up.

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?

This is a girl you can’t keep. You aren’t allowed to.

The more she tried to forget, the more she remembered.

We could do ourselves a tremendous favor by letting go of the people who poison our spirit.

Stupidity isn't punishable by death. If it was, there would be a hell of a population drop.

Salad bars are like a restaurant's lungs. They soak up the impurities and bacteria in the environment, leaving you with much cleaner air to enjoy.

My lips are big, but my talent is bigger.

...You know the mistrust of heights is the mistrust of self, you don't know whether you're going to jump.

There are some places where you want to get money, but it's not really about the money.

Above all remember your humanity.

The autumn breeze rises on the shore at Fukiage- and those white chrysanthemums are they flowers? or not? or only breakers on the beach?