I just kept thinking about what my mom [Hillary Clinton] has said repeatedly when people have asked her similar questions, she's tough and she can take whatever people say about her.

I think that we need women role models everywhere. I think that it's really hard to imagine yourself as something that you don't see.

I think we need to care about the metrics of success in life, and I'm a pretty competitive person.

Celebrate those who have the courage to be second, because I do think that often there really is this claustrophobic pressure to innovate instead of to adapt.

My grandmother was determined that everyone feel a sense of optimism and opportunity. Marc and I want to make sure we're doing that. This period of our lives is not just a tribute to her, it's inspired by her. And it's for when we have our own children — I want to help make sure we've got a world I want them to live in.

What inspires me most are people who imagine and implement solutions to challenges in their own lives, in their communities, in our country and around the world.

My parents taught me to approach the world critically, but also to approach it with a sense of responsibility.