We must do everything we can to help our service members and veterans transition into civilian life once they return home, and that means preparing them for the tough job market.

I find that when you open the door toward openness and transparency, a lot of people will follow you through.

Without your voice being heard in Washington, the decisions we make aren't as good. I would urge women to consider public service. And if you want to run, give me a call. I'll help.

When we create hope and opportunity in the lives of others, we allow love, decency and promise to triumph over cowardice and hate.

When a woman has the opportunity to speak truth to power, it's important that she does, even if it's just trying to get a crosswalk in her neighborhood. That's how social change happens!

My hope is that in the future, women stop referring to themselves as 'the only woman' in their physics lab or 'only one of two' in their computer science jobs.

A strong mentor can help a young woman find and advance in the career of her dreams that otherwise may have seemed impossible.

Most of my friends that I know now [were sexually assaulted] stayed silent. And I see that still happening today. A lot of women will stay silent and not share what happened to them.

Women's voices aren't heard often enough. Congress should reflect the population, but with only 20 percent women in the Senate and 18 percent in the House, it just doesn't.

I believe transparency in government is key to restoring our nations faith in its elected leaders.

I don't think clients you represented as an associate are relevant ... I think how you vote is relevant.

Everyone has the same amount of hours per day, it’s not that you don’t have enough time, it’s that you don’t have a clear focus

Everything is possible, but where can I find everything?!

Making universal prosperity a right is the surest way to universal poverty.

People live up to 75, the other is just a gift.

Indulge me this once, Meg. Her name was a whisper on his lips. Soft. Seductive. Meanwhile his eyes gleamed mischievously, daring her to say yes.

Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper apprehension of the significance and scope of human existence.

I was blessed to work with The Jazz Messengers when the two piano players were Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea.

There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation - veneer isn't worth anything.

Me personally, I come from very, very humble beginnings - little, small town in Alabama, you know, staying at my granddaddy house. We really didn't have nothing.

I'll want to hear,' Samuel said. 'I eat stories like grapes.