Concentrate on the things that matter to you.

You never know when something's going to hit you in a particular way and just knock you loose.

What happened after Katrina is that people were stirred to action; there were an enormous number of contributions by people trying to make a difference. But then we forget. We've forgotten Katrina victims, we've forgotten the face of poverty.

I'm completely comfortable with gay marriage.

I don't know why someone else's marriage has anything to do with me.

One of the things that I think you see sometimes in politics is a certain degree of caution. It's usually advised by consultants who don't want to see you march to the end of a limb.

Almost everybody embraces life.