There's a great variety of people in Washington, but I think because of the great concentration of people in New York, that variety is more visible. You walk the streets and there are people of every color, shape and size, ethnic background, religion, it doesn't matter. It's always present.

There are no bystanders in life [...] Our humanity makes us each a part of something greater than ourselves.

I am a New Yorker, and 7:00 A.M. is a civilized hour to finish the day, not to start it.

A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.

I came to accept during my freshman year that many of the gaps in my knowledge and understanding were simply limits of class and cultural background, not lack of aptitude or application as I'd feared.

Much of the uncertainty of law is not an unfortunate accident: it is of immense social value.

Don't mistake politeness for lack of strength.