Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.

Political success is often dependent on the ability to be heard above the din of controversy and debate and to set a course with one's own compass.

Volunteer activities can foster enormous leadership skills. The nonprofit professional volunteer world is a laboratory for self - realization.

A small pay discrepancy between men's and women's salaries for the same job may seem inconsequential. But over the years, salary discrimination adds up to a significantly smaller pension.

We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed.

We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.

One is responsible for one's own life. Passivity provides no protection.