There's a remarkable amount of sexism on TV. When male characters are flawed, they're interesting, deep and complex. But when female characters are flawed, they're just a mess. It's good to put more flawed but interesting female characters out there because it promotes equality.

Learning about the way people process information and their emotions is hugely helpful to my work.

My mother came from an Irish family of 11 kids and, of course, had a sister who was a nun, so I spent time at a convent and with an aunt and uncle who lived in New York and took me to the theater.

Being a mother is the most fun job I've ever had.

No government is ever going to get it perfect. The job of policymakers is to continue seeking perfection and making it better and constantly reassessing to ensure that the students and the parents are getting the most out of the education system.

You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York.

Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system.

When other students would study after classes, I would go out again to work out and then study in the night.