Tax what you burn not what you earn.

When I was a prosecutor in San Francisco I would get advice on trying cases from public defenders and defense attorneys.

If we say we believe in equality for all then we must fight for equality for all, not betray our immigrant sisters.

We all must educate children at the youngest ages that private parts are private, 'no' means no, and there is only one code of honor for everyone.

Growing up, in church we had the homily; at home it's what I call the 'momily' - the inspirational and instructive mom-isms that every family has.

The beauty of our democracy lies in the American value of equality: if you vote, you have a seat at the table. If you speak, you have a chance to persuade others. A billionaire and a minimum wage earner have the same power at the ballot box.

The last time I saw Ted Kennedy was a generation after my first meeting, at the Senate subway below the Capitol on Obama's Inauguration Day. He was his usual gregarious and gracious self - with beaming smile and booming voice wishing my husband and me good luck with our pregnancy and expressing his excitement about the new president.