My mother taught me a lot of things, but they had big presuppositions built in - like her expectation that I'd be a missionary nurse in a religious order.

My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world.

Whoever is providing leadership needs to be as fresh and thoughtful and reflective as possible to make the very best fight.

A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.

Reproductive freedom is critical to a whole range of issues. If we can't take charge of this most personal aspect of our lives, we can't take care of anything. It should not be seen as a privilege or as a benefit, but a fundamental human right.

The deal is that women have entered the workforce, but they have not been relieved of the domestic responsibilities.

I think we have deluded ourselves into believing that people don't know that abortion is killing. So any pretense that abortion is not killing is a signal of our ambivalence, a signal that we cannot say yes, it kills a fetus.