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.

Service is an opportunity for young women to really empower themselves.

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.

I hope to make a positive, productive contribution, as cheesy as that may sound.

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

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