We have created a democracy that links us all, and with it come not only opportunities but obligations. There are no gates or walls high enough. There are no bank accounts large enough to buy you and your family and your friends protection from the fear and hunger of those left behind or to isolate you from the consequences of growing social inequities. We are all in this boat together. And the fact that there isn't a hole at your end of the boat doesn't mean you are safe.

Remind yourself: you are not your thoughts or feelings

Being a mother is the role I'm most proud of.

When we really connect to that place of wisdom and strength and understanding, everything becomes easier.

What preoccupies us is the way we define success. If you see your life purely in terms of money and power, then everything in your life becomes about 'Am I getting ahead?' and that is truly a barbaric way to live, because it eliminates huge chunks of our humanity.

Mainstream media tend to just mouth the conventional wisdom, to see everything through the filter of right and left.

America being behind France in upward mobility is a little bit like France being behind America in Croissants and Afternoon Sex.