John and I were lucky because our mother was a strong woman with high expectations and a strong sense of values. She encouraged us to pursue things we were interested in and not think about what other people wanted us to do.

When you make the right decision, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks.

I grew up in New York, I love New York.

The amazing thing about the winners is that none of them really felt that they were doing anything special. They just felt like it was the right thing to do.

I feel that my father's greatest legacy was the people he inspired to get involved in public service and their communities, to join the Peace Corps, to go into space. And really that generation transformed this country in civil rights, social justice, the economy and everything.

I can see both sides of term limits, and I think, in different positions, term limits make more sense than in some others.

I'm not as shy as everybody makes me out to be.