“The only way to make a difference is to acquire power.”

“We just can't trust the American people to make those types of choices.... Government has to make those choices for people.”

“What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities. ”

“Parenthood has the power to redefine every aspect of life - marriage, work, relationships with family and friends. Those helpless bundles of power and promise that come into our world show us our true selves- who we are, who we are not, who we wish we could be.”

“First, we parents have to back up school authority and quit making excuses for our kids when they misbehave.”

“You Can't Keep Wild Animal In Your Back Yard And Expect It To Go only After Your Neighbor.”

“If we only stopped to listen to them for a few minutes, kids could tell us that we move too fast, for their good and ours.”