He [Bill Clinton] likes to hearken back to his kind of Irish roots, so I think he'd love to be called First Laddy.

For most of my life, I deliberately led a private life in the public eye.

When we look at that jingoism and the sexism and the racism and the homophobia, that's not who we are, and that's not the country that I want my daughter to grow up in.

My parents and my grandmother inspire me every day and, every day, in my work and personal life.

I love the right words. I think economy and precision of language are important.

I certainly believe that all of my friends should have the right, as Marc and I did, to marry their best friend. I certainly expect my straight friends to help us achieve that for all New Yorkers, for all Americans, and for the children that, at least, Marc and I hope to have someday.

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