I am blunt when I want to be.

Governing is different than campaigning, and that comes with a whole different level of responsibility.

I am very aware of being black and female because that's what I am.

President Obama is perhaps the smartest person I've ever worked with.

Can I be blunt? Yes. Can I be diplomatic? Yes. Can I concoct a mixture of vinegar and honey when the circumstances warrant? Yes.

You can't sit on the sidelines and read your iPhone and be on social media and expect everything to be cool. You have to be part of this.

There are no cookie-cutter solutions that you can apply from one circumstance to another. They're different. Our interests, as implicated, are different. The tools we have at our disposal are different.