I was eight when he left office. Like, he had an awesome house, you know, and my cousins and I had awesome trips to Camp David and Washington. It was just all like a good time for me.

My friends and I are collecting prom dresses to give to girls who can't afford them for their proms.

What interests me is seeing a problem and doing something about it, not all of the stuff around it.

People don't see hunger in front of them so they are not directly affected. What I am doing is connecting young people to the issue

I think most people realize that Barbara and Jenna are college kids, and to make such a big deal out of it is a bit ridiculous. At least now, the press has stopped.

My New Year's style resolution is to buy and wear more clothing that is handmade by artisans or eco-friendly.

Taking chances on opportunities, even if they aren't right for you, gives you a clearer picture of where you want to go with your life and career.

I think politicians do great things in the world, but I don't think they're the only ones who can. I don't like all the rhetoric and the finger pointing.

The only way for you to keep your mind straight is to run from those who would confuse you.

If you're mad at your kid, you can either raise him to be a nose tackle or send him out to play on the freeway. It's about the same.

The threats against democracy today are in general completely normal. They walk around in costume and tie.

I'm fascinated by people's process. Everyone's process is a little bit different, and just to see the different paths that people take to get where they are is really interesting to me.

Actually, I'm 130, but 125 is what I put on my resume, because that's what I look like I weigh.

Everyone can access the parts of themselves that are great. I'm just a girl from New York City who decided to do this, after all. Rule the world! What's life worth living if you don't rule it?

How very dull our lives would be without literature! How very much dark and poor, how so sad and empty the world would be!

I never graduated high school; they had to change the Ivy League rules. During my tenure at Brown, I helped them become the number one Ivy League school.

You can only be a control freak when you have weak people around you.

It's also ironic that in the old days of tape and tape hiss and vinyl records and surface noise, we were always trying to get records louder and louder to overcome that.