She refused to be defined by party politics or racial comparisons.

VOA: special.2011.03.20

"I started thinking about where else can I get some kind of reasonable rate of return where return can actually be defined more fully than just how much money did I make."

VOA: special.2011.01.14

"President Obama has made it clear that the United States will not be defined simply by what we are against, but by what we are for the opportunity,liberties, prosperity and common aspirations we share with the rest of the world,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.06