I Know What High Stakes

From My Perspective It Matters What We Do, Not What We Say. It Mattered That We Got Bin Laden, Not The Name We Called Him.

I Bring The Experiences Of Women. As A Daughter, As A Mother, As A Wife, As A Sister. That Is Who I Am. Those Experiences Are Part Of Me. And It Is Part Of Our American Journey That We Have Moved Through So Much Of What Used To Hold People Back Because Of Gender, Because Of Race.

Motown, Motown, That's My Era. Those Are My People.

I Think We Have To Face The Reality That In A Society Where There Is A Legitimate Threat Of Terrorism, Not Being Able To See One's Face, Not Being Able To Have Some Sense Of Communication In That Way, Is For Many Societies A Challenge.

It Is Often When Night Looks Darkest, It Is Often Before The Fever Breaks That One Senses The Gathering Momentum For Change; When One Feels That Resurrection Of Hope In The Midst Of Despair And Apathy.