Of course [I'm a feminist]. And everyone I know is a feminist.

I had seen people who had lost everything and everyone they loved to war, famine, and natural disasters.

For most young Americans I know, 'serving' in the broadest sense now seems like the only thing to do.

For me it's just so exciting to have a daughter because I do think she will have even more opportunities than I had, and I had more opportunities than certainly my grandmother had. It's the arc of history, always bending toward justice and opportunity, and she will be part of that.

Intellectually, I loved my job, but I didn't get any meaning from it.

I'm always struck by how innately curious kids are about the world around us and how engaged and sensitive they are to what is happening .. and how many kids do want to be engaged and do what to make a difference.

Patience is a virtue, but impatience gets things done.