We can make a commitment to promote vegetables and fruits and whole grains on every part of every menu. We can make portion sizes smaller and emphasize quality over quantity. And we can help create a culture - imagine this - where our kids ask for healthy options instead of resisting them.

I mean, hope doesn't get actualized in three and a half years. If that were the case, we'd be out of luck as a country.

Education is the single-most important civil rights issue that we face today.

I tell my kids, 'I am thinking about you every other minute of my day.'

My happiness isn't connected to my husband's or my boss's or my children's behavior. You have control over your own actions, your own well-being.

Know that America belongs to you, to all of you.

Walk away from 'friendships' that make you feel small and insecure, and seek out people who inspire you and support you