I was a 16-year-old girl at one point, so of course I wrote poetry.

It's more likely in America that your parents will file for bankruptcy than divorce. We think of divorce as so prevalent, but we all know that happens because somebody moves out of the house.

Concentrate on the things that matter to you.

Compromise today is too often applauded simply for itself. The cost of compromise to principles and real lives doesn't seem to matter.

... all things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act.

My heart goes out to the grieving parents who lost their two-year-old or their newborn.

I'm completely comfortable with gay marriage.