Beauty is transformed over time, and not without destruction.

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.

the unexpected action of deep listening can create a space of transformation capable of shattering complacency and despair.

There are two important days in a woman's life: the day she is born and the day she finds out why.

A shadow is never created in darkness. It is born of light. We can be blind to it and blinded by it. Our shadow asks us to look at what we don’t want to see

Choosing with integrity means finding ways to speak up that honor your reality, the reality of others, and your willingness to meet in the center of that large field. It’s hard sometimes.

Most of all, differences of opinion are opportunities for learning.

What is evolution if not creative adaptation and the progression of our own souls?

Agitation gives birth to creation.

Water is nothing if not ingemination, an encore to the tenacity of life.

Word by word, the language of women so often begins with a whisper.

Everyone is overcoming something, be gentle.

The urge is always with me to retouch yesterday's canvas with today's paintbrush and cover the things that fill me with regret..

I studied a crescent moon hung crooked in a plum purple sky and thought about what it would be like to truly be seen.

I think people are dreaming big because they have the tools to dream big. I hope that people are dreaming big because it makes them feel good about their lives.

Small men, seeking great wealth or power, have too often and too long turned even the highest levels of public service into mere personal opportunity.

I'm grateful for any opportunity to act.

To say a prayer is not enough. One has to believe that it's possible for that prayer to be heard.

The whole universe is contained within a single human being - you.

If I had any talent God could give me, I would be a great diva.

The best job that was ever offered to me was to become a landlord in a brothel. In my opinion it's the perfect milieu for an artist to work in.