Nancy Pelosi

Being in Congress is not any motivation for me to dress differently in the rest, although I love dressing casually, too, and that doesn't happen on too many days in Congress.

But I just say to women, be yourself.

Do what is comfortable for you.

Don't worry about being—

modeling after somebody else.

You might have mentors.

That's a good thing.

But the authenticity of you, who you are, nobody like you in the history of the world.

Nothing more wholesome for the political and governmental process and the increased participation of women.

So you may admire this or that, but admire yourself because you are the one who will make your difference.

And that's what is most important in the Congress.

I take great pride as former chair of the party that when I came to Congress, there were 12 Democratic women, 11 Republicans, 12.

Can you imagine what's ridiculous out of 435?

So I made a decision that elections make a difference and we were going to recruit women.

mentor, whatever it is that people needed, money as well, have more women.

Now we have 96 Democratic women, but I want more too, and we'll get more in this election.

The Republicans have come up to like 30-something, and that's good, but we're three times that.

It's really very, very important.

But don't worry about the clothes or any of that.

Just be who you are.