I Don't Believe In Gutter Politics. I

I Stand On The Shoulders Of Women Who Marched Before Me.

Poetry Can Startle You, Awaken You, Make You Fall In Love, Take Your Breath Away. When Those Words Sink In, You'll Never Look At Your Life Or Your Journey The Same Way Again.

I Don't Believe In Gutter Politics. I Don't Believe In Gutter Journalism.

I See Bright Kids Trapped In Public Schools That Are Just Warehousing Them. As An Educator This Makes Me Scared. As Secretary Of State, This Makes Me Terrified.

Our Mothers Give Us So Many Gifts. They Give Us The Precious Gift Of Life, Of Course, But They Also Leave Treasured Lessons That Can Guide Us Along Our Journeys Even When They Are No Longer With Us.