The English language lacks the words 'to mourn an absence.' For the loss of a parent, grandparent, spouse, child or friend we have all manner of words and phrases, some helpful, some not. Still, we are conditioned to say something, even if it is only 'I am sorry for your loss.' But for an absence, for someone who was never there at all, we are wordless to capture that particular emptiness. For those who deeply want children and are denied them, those missing babies hover like silent, ephemeral shadows over their lives. Who can describe the feel of a tiny hand that is never held?

There are a lot of women that I think are very powerful and would be great presidents.

We seldom give each other advice-I think that's the success of 25 years of marriage.

The National Federation of Republican Women has a long history of helping bring women into the political process while promoting the Republican cause.

Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York.

We can overcome evil with greater good.

I think there are a lot of reasons to be critical of the media in America.