"I think people should do what their heart and soul tells them to do."

"And I believe that good journalism, good television, can make our world a better place."

“Stick through something when it’s hard and we’ll get something out of that that surprises us.”

"We must shift our thinking away from short-term gain toward long-term investment and sustainability, and always have the next generations in mind with every decision we make."

"Freedom is neither guaranteed nor automatic; not even in the United States. Left unguarded, it can slip away like a theif in the night."

"You don't learn from successes, you don't learn from awards, you don't learn from celebrity, you only learn from wounds and scars and mistakes and failures. And that's the truth."

"There is hardly a day that goes by....that I’m not met with some unpredictable challenge."

"Being in public radio, public brodcasting, is to be in one of the last bastions of contextualized journalism."

"We can't expect the world to get better by itself. We have to create something we can leave for the next generation."

"We must see others' struggles as our own, and their success as our success, so we can speak to our common humanity."

"Times do keep changing - thank God."

"We can no longer let the people in power decide what is politically possible. We can no longer let the people in power decide what hope is. Hope is not passive. Hope is not blah, blah, blah. Hope is telling the truth. Hope is taking action. And hope always comes from the people."

"Never be so faithful to your plan that you are unwilling to consider the unexpected. Never be so faithful to your plan that you are unwilling to entertain the improbable opportunity that comes looking for you."

"I’ve always delighted in that, the ability to meet someone and for them to tell you their story from their point of view and to be delighted and surprised by the things that they say. To be curious by the things that they say. To be shocked by the things that they say; I think that is really important."

"The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper bounds or violates the rights of individuals. But the Court must also recognize the limits on itself and respect the choices made by the American people."

"We have to be a nation of compassion and some sort of humanity when it comes to the treatment of other human beings."

“Peace. It’s out there. Let’s work to find it. Let’s work to make it. Let’s work to hold on to it as something real and attainable.”

"I actually think with age comes some level of wisdom."

"I will sit at the table and compromise with anyone in the name of progress, but there are things I'm not willing to compromise and negotiate on, and that is the rights of women, of immigrants, of workers, and of the LGBTQIA community."

"There are people in our country, in our communities who are being marginalized and discriminated against every single day. I fight for them."

"I believe that every American should have stable, dignified housing; health care; education - that the most very basic needs to sustain modern life should be guaranteed in a moral society."

"Try to see the good in others. When you're tempted to judge someone, make an effort to see their goodness. Your willingness to look for the best in people will subconsciously bring it forth."

"Let us not become the evil that we deplore."

"We will continue to look for innovative solutions to combat the climate crisis, grow our economy, and leave behind a healthier world for our children."

"Do have to use my ‘Mother of Five Voice’ to be heard?"