My mom was the first African-American woman to graduate from the University of Chicago Law School, in 1946. She had leadership roles in the law, in government and the corporate world. She was a great role model in that she felt anything was possible.

Become that rare person where people know that your word is your bond and you're going to do exactly what you say you're going to do.

Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of the basketball team at Princeton.

My father was a Tuskegee Airmen captain in the Air Force and a very strong personality. He believed in fairness and ethics and living up to the commitments you make to others. He ultimately became a judge, and he would talk to me over and over about how important it is to be fair.

If Freddie Mac is unable to raise capital, it could spark a political and financial crisis.

It is wrong when we, in effect, throw safe and sound financial institutions into the same category with banks and lenders that climbed too far out on a limb with no way to return.

Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American women in old age, or in times of disability, to insure financial income for their families.

Who needs a handbag? I put my money in my bra.