I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy.

Advice and consent does not mean rubber stamp in the Senate.

Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can't win; others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success.

I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy.

We have to stop this violence. We have to make the political nature of the violence clear, that the violence we experience in our own homes is not a personal family matter, it's a public and political problem. It's a way that women are kept in line, kept in our places.

The Young Women's Christian Association is nourished by its roots in Christianity and, at the same time, over the years, it's been enriched by beliefs and values from all kinds of places, even, in fact, strengthened by our diversity.

My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their grassroots to advocate on behalf of women's and children's empowerment and ending racism.