As a woman leader, I try to take every opportunity I can to do what my mentors did for me - engaging with young women and take them seriously.

My first thought in moments of darkness and doubt is, "Who can I call? Who can I share this with?" Connection and sharing saves me every time.

I always tell people, don't worry about the haters, you are not a jackass whisperer. You have to be enough. You have to be your own validation.

The most important part of my mental self-care is knowing who to call for what kinds of help.

The world is more flexible than you might think.

Women in business, women in employment anywhere face a very different set of challenges than their male counterparts.

GIVE THANKS - GET HAPPY

The belief that young people are incapable of making reasonable decisions is a cornerstone of our system of compulsory, closely monitored education.

If you are humble you will never have to struggle against positive change.

Eve: "Where's Mister Scary?"Roarke: "Summerset has the night off."Eve: "You mean the house is Summerset-free? Damn shame we have to waste it with work.

Academic achievement was something I'd always sought as a form of reward. Good grades pleased my parents, good grades pleased my teachers; you got them in order to sew up approval.

If we read the Western Canon in order to form our social, political, or personal moral values, I firmly believe we will become monsters of selfishness and exploitation.

In the spiritual realm, the opposite of ignorance is not knowledge, it's obedience.

Piano is very elegant. I also think it's a very truthful instrument.

The only way you can hurt the body is not use it.

Watch the indolent butterfly playing on the tall flower in the yard and think about the sun going down. It always does you know.

It feels like every single song is a chapter from a truly important novel.