I certainly wish Gov. Palin no harm. I'd just like her to explain to me how she can hold such outrageous views...and then go back to Alaska.

Of course, everybody's family is dysfunctional - we've accepted that. What are we supposed to do? Hate our parents for the rest of our lives?

Unfortunately, most college kids these days aren't coming from any place-they seem to ask the same kind of questions over and over again.

Be who you are and I'll be who I am. I refuse to take sides, because everybody has their story.

I'm very much an optimist. I don't think I could do my work if I didn't believe there was some kind of hope for humanity.

Not everybody is cookie-cutter. You just can't be. There are too many variables in life.

Gayness is a non-issue.