As someone who is in awe and grateful every day to be in a country where freedom of the press, free speech and free elections are a way of life, I am wowed, amazed and excited by the opportunity to moderate a 2012 presidential debate.

Its important to know what motivates you, not what motivates somebody else.

I want to tell you how much I miss my mother. Bits of her are still there. I miss her most when I'm sitting across from her.

Usually you kind of give the President a pass on leaking confidential stuff.

I'm a vegetarian who doesn't like eggplant parmesan. Isn't that awful? I'm also sick of portobello mushrooms. People are like,"A vegetarian's coming to dinner," so they serve those.

I'm lighter now in a lot of ways.

I was born in the Midwest, where "salad" was cherry Jell-O with bananas in it. Now children are more aware of healthy foods.