Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait.

Money often determines not only who gets elected, but what gets done. Which voices do lawmakers listen to, the banks or home owners, coal companies, or asthma sufferers, the CEOs or the unemployed?

Life experience is not something to be denied, but to be celebrated.

'Power' is an explosive word, particularly when applied to women.

When there is violence against any person in society, because he or she is different, it threatens us all. Only by speaking out are any of us safe.

Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.

A desire to succeed in politics is propelled by these two seemingly contradictory forces, which frequently change places and sometimes coexist: to save others and to save oneself.