The reason child care is such a loaded issue is that when we talk about it, we are always tacitly talking about motherhood. And when we're talking about motherhood we're always tacitly assuming that child care must be a very dim second to full-time mother care.

The life you have led doesn't need to be the only life you have.

Barack Obama presents as kind of a cool character, and I think that that's his natural personality.

Your hair isn't quite right and maybe you're a size bigger than you should be and on and on and on. I think there comes a moment when you've matured to the point where you suddenly think, nonsense. I am fine just the way I am.

The gender gap looks at this point like it's going to favor the president, particularly among white suburban women. I certainly think it's going to be an issue. But I think the single most important thing in this election will be turnout.

I believe that in a contest between the living and the almost living, the latter must, if necessary, give way to the will of the former.

In a democratic society, the only treason is silence.