When you become active in the system and communicate to your representatives, and they don't vote in accordance with your values, your responsibility is to support candidates who will.

Even though mother's issues are not front page news they touch us all personally, some more than others and I believe passionately in the power of grassroots engagement.

Common sense as well as common values all lead us. Our future depends upon it and our present is going to be vastly better when we get back to these basics.

Unacceptable Levels is Powerful. It tells the story of toxic chemicals in just about every aspect of our lives, and the egregious lack of regulation. Our ability to protect our families is at stake.

Most families need both parents to work. Moms need to be able to work and earn fair pay and have the flexibility in their jobs to also be primary caretakers.

The purpose of The Motherhood Manifesto is: mothers really need to be given the ability to parent.

We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better.

I have referred to myself as an accidental activist on more than one occasion.

I'm a mediator by training and inclination.

I find it odd that theres such strong objection to what is a clear way to assure that our elections are reliable and we can do a recount if there are any questions.

I have a real sense of optimism that we are revolutionizing the way we do politics in this country.

Life is about happiness—not about success.

As a deep wound comes to the surface, things can appear worse for a time.

The criminal mind is perverted and convoluted but almost invariably unimaginative, 'he said as Molly came out in a fluster

...and performing our one and noble function of the time, move.

Who publishes the sheet-music of the winds or the music of water written in river-lines?

At my age, I don’t need to be a sexy bundle of muscles, thank you very much.

They'd rather hate you for the truth than love you for the lies.

Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.

I cannot believe how fine I am with being bald.

The Great Hall at the Met is one of the great portals of the world... From there, you can walk in any direction to almost any culture.