"Younger women have no problem in reconciling beauty with ambitions as a professional woman."

"Over the past 20 years, I have noticed that the most flexible, dynamic, inquisitive minds among my students have been industrial design majors. Industrial designers are bracingly free of ideology and cant. The industrial designer is trained to be a clear-eyed observer of the commercial world - which, like it or not, is modern reality."

"In an era ruled by materialism and unstable geopolitics, art must be restored to the center of public education."

"Because of my own family's service (in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Massachusetts and New York National Guard), I am a strong supporter of the military and do believe that there are just wars."

"Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business."

"I remind everyone: Whether you school them at home or send them to school, you as a parent have the responsibility to make sure they learn and behave. Teachers and principals may help, but parents are the ones who must accept responsibility."

"I'm going to let people know that it's cool to have a child and be young and still be a good mom. It's really tough, but I'm doing it."

"Religion is no more the parent of morality than an incubator is the mother of a chicken."