Government that's not particularly caring and is hands off is not particularly inspiring.

You really need to love something or someone in order to work hard enough to be very successful. You have to believe in something and have a certain optimism.

Meanness is the one thing I do get upset about on those rare occasions when I see it.

That's a powerful way to love, when you accept your children, however they emerge, with all their peculiarities.

Government that's not particularly caring and is hands off is not particularly inspiring.

Faith and optimism come from love.

Being a parent has become incredibly important to me. I never knew how much I would be altered by my children. I would like to be remembered by them in much the way I remember my mom: as loving and kind.