I bring other constituencies - I also have ties to minority communities. And obviously, to the world of world-class research universities. So I can bring some constituencies that I'm used to working with.

By putting people around me who will calm me down and slow me down and make sure I work through an issue.

What you really remember at the beginning was that you have to throw a budget together. We made some terrible mistakes at the beginning in my own budget that took us at least a year to catch up on.

We can't afford as a nation - not because of money but because of our social fabric - to have large numbers of people who are not working.

Sex education has to do with what's in people's head.

I am interested in getting people to use the healthcare system at the right time, getting them to see the doctor early enough, before a small health problem turns serious.

In fairy tales, the children are saved by caring adults. We need more caring adults in the lives of our children.