Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

And frankly, being a woman I think gives me a slightly different take on a lot of the issues and on a lot of the solutions to the problems we face.

It's hard to be the first. It's almost as if I'm subject to a different level of inspection.

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President.

I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible in order to assure, frankly, future generations don't have to pay our bills.

I think it does suggest that the American people really do want to listen to somebody who actually has some solutions, some answers, and gives them some hope.

My parents were always philosophizing about how to bring about change. To me, people who didn't try to make the world a better place were strange.