Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to ensure fair pay for women in the workplace. In addition, he succeeded in getting a measure passed to end discrimination against gays in the military.

People forget that unauthorized does not mean untrue and authorized does not mean authentic.

While many applauded Oprah for opening her heart to young girls in South Africa, some criticized her for not investing in the youth of America.

I have believed in the biographies I have written. I truly can tell you that they have influenced our society politically, culturally, socially.

Once I decide to do something, I can't have people telling me I can't. If there's a roadblock, you jump over it, walk around it, crawl under it.

I admired Eugene McCarthy’s courage and although I left his Senate staff after four years to accept a job as the researcher on the editorial page of the Washington Post, I remained an admirer.

There's still time for redemption if I live long enough, don't you think?