The harder you try to suppress the truth, the more inevitable it is that it will find a way to come out.

At the moment, our society’s notion of success is largely composed of two parts: money and power. But it’s time for a third metric, beyond money and power - one founded on well-being, wisdom, our ability to wonder, and to give back.

I was lucky in that I had a mother that was full of this colloquial wisdom and she used to say to me 'You know, failure is not the opposite of success, it's the stepping stone to success. There is nobody who has not failed along the way.' So I think its very important for young women, especially as they are starting in life, to recognize that because otherwise, they only see people's success. So, when I speak, I speak of my failures.

In theory we are all equal before the law. In practice, there are overwhelming privileges that come with winning the birth lottery.

Paul Ryan has become a doormat...And he's become this little person who is following Romney around.

Life is a dance between making it happen and letting it happen.

Not only is it harder to be a man, it is also harder to become one.