To the extent that we are all educated and informed, we will be more equipped to deal with the gut issues that tend to divide us.

People don't always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history.

The biggest problem is people are afraid of poetry, think they can't understand it or that it will be boring.

You have to remind kids to stay connected to the meaning of Christmas. Sometimes it takes a little bit of effort, but it's so worth it.

Poetry is really a way of sharing feelings and ideas.

Well, the role of money in politics is pretty corrupting right now.

I think my mother... made it clear that you have to live life by your own terms and you have to not worry about what other people think and you have to have the courage to do the unexpected.