I don’t like mimicking people. I don’t like repeating talking points. I don’t like arguing with people just to argue. I like actually coming up with an interesting thing to say that I don’t think has been said before in that way.

The idea that Democrats have a lock on the female vote is contradicted by history.

We tend to think of the House as a less historically significant legislative body than the Senate. There are more representatives than there are senators, they’re up for re-election every two years, and many come and go without having much of an impact."

I get Google alerts that automatically let me know when someone’s calling me a nutjob.

A great leader should make it clear to her team members that as a matter of culture, her job is to replace herself. A new hire should know from the outset that she will ultimately have to bring in new talent to replace herself so that she can personally better herself and achieve loftier goals.

Leaders have to see past problems to solutions, and my mother excelled at just that.

Well, I think that - I think leadership's always been about two main things: imagination and courage.

The very exercise of leadership fosters capacity for it.