My mama told me it's not what they call you - it's what you answer to.

It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.

Let me say this as your incoming chair of the Democratic national committee: I promise you, my friends, I commit to all Americans, that we will have a party that you can be proud of. We will elect Democrats up and down the ballot.

If you're a girl, you're always Daddy's little girl. You're vulnerable, no matter how worldly or sophisticated or strong you'd become along the way. My dad Lionel let me know how proud he was, even as he kept me from being too big for my britches.

If you want your checkbook to follow your heart, make a donation to those doing work you support.

I thought acknowledging praise meant you were arrogant, but I've learned that knowing your strengths enables you to make use of them.