What's important for my daughter to know is that... if you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities as well.

In order to find balance, I feel very strongly about two things in particular in terms of routine. Work out, and eat well.

I believe that a child going without an education is a crime.

I remember when my mother, Shyamala Harris, bought our first home. I was thirteen. She was so proud, and my sister and I were so excited. Millions of Americans know that feeling of walking through the front door of their own home for the first time - the feeling of reaching for opportunity and finding it.

I work out every morning. Only half an hour. I get on the treadmill. That's it. Every morning, I don't care what time. It gets your blood flowing. It gets your adrenaline flowing. I believe in eating well. It's not fanatical. Eat good food. Make sure you've got good vegetables.

My mantra about everything that has to do with public policy is: identify and reject the false choice.

Mitt Romney subscribes to the cynical logic that says the American dream belongs to some of us but not all of us.