Change Isn't Easy, It Takes Time.

People Don't Always Realize That My Parents Shared A Sense Of Intellectual Curiosity And A Love Of Reading And Of History.

It Is Not Easy To Stand Up Against Your Constituents Or Your Friends Or Colleagues Or Your Community And Take A Tough Stand For Something You Believe Is Right. Because You Always Want To Keep Working And Live To Fight Another Battle And It Might Cost You Your Career.

I Think My Mother... Made It Clear That You Have To Live Life By Your Own Terms And You Have To Not Worry About What Other People Think And You Have To Have The Courage To Do The Unexpected.

In A Funny Way, Poems Are Suited To Modern Life. They're Short, They're Intense. Nobody Has Time To Read A 700-page Book. People Read Magazines, And A Poem Takes Less Time Than An Article.

Growing Up In Politics I Know That Women Decide All Elections Because We Do All The Work.