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

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.

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.