The sexiest thing about style is if you kind of just take your personality and put it in what you wear. That's what I think is cool.

I'm just a normal girl who really enjoys her job, and so you have to take the other things that come with being in the public eye.

My style has definitely grown since moving to New York and working on 'Gossip Girl.' I'm more aware of a lot of designers and I'm more aware of fashion.

That's the great thing about New York, there's always something to do.

Education has for its object the formation of character.

Teach For America was built on the idea that our best hope of reaching 'One Day' is to have thousands of alumni use their diverse experiences and ideas to effect change from inside and outside the education system.

My younger sister had kids before I did, and managed to earn a master's degree while raising them as a single parent. Now she's a brilliant second-grade teacher. I'm in awe of her ability to juggle everything and still be a great mother.

When I was growing up, I was lucky to benefit from a first class education.