It's time that we acknowledge the wisdom women have acquired by managing the chaos of daily life. Women are realists, the glue that holds society together. They bring a reverence to life that's instinctual, not just intellectual.

John will never send a boy or girl in a uniform anywhere in the world because of our need and greed for oil.

My roots are African. The birds I remember, the fruits I ate, the trees I climbed, they're African.

I hope it will come as no surprise that I have something to say.

I mention my age because I find people in this country - women, not men, of course - women are so troubled by their age. There's a culture of youth, and it's a phony culture.

There is a value in taking a stand whether or not anybody may be noticing it, and whether or not it is a risky thing to do.

Political campaigns are the graveyard of real ideas and the birthplace of empty promises.