I Grew Up In New York, I

People Don't Always Realize That My Parents Shared A Sense Of Intellectual Curiosity And A Love Of Reading And Of History.

I Think My Mother... Made It Clear That You Have To Live Life By Your Own Terms And You Have To Not Worry About What Other People Think And You Have To Have The Courage To Do The Unexpected.

It Is Not Easy To Stand Up Against Your Constituents Or Your Friends Or Colleagues Or Your Community And Take A Tough Stand For Something You Believe Is Right. Because You Always Want To Keep Working And Live To Fight Another Battle And It Might Cost You Your Career.

I'm Not As Shy As Everybody Makes Me Out To Be.

Well There's Nobody Who Has A More Supportive Husband Than I Do, And He Has A Business That He Runs, And It's His Own Business, So He Has Work To Do, My Kids Have School To Do, I Mean, People Have - There Are Other Things In Life Besides Politics.