But the issue of sexual harassment is not the end of it. There are other issues - political issues, gender issues - that people need to be educated about.

I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail if you do that.

You can't always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best.

We've got to understand that all disenfranchised people have something in common...The pursuit of justice really is about equality for everyone.

calls for equal treatment are often seen as calls for 'special treatment' in situations where discrimination has become the norm.

Testifying has helped me understand that one individual's behavior and actions make a difference. That my actions are important to people other than myself

My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about

I'm not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an individual and me as a lawyer.

I think, though, as African-American women, we are always trained to value our community even at the expense of ourselves, and so we attempt to protect the African-American community.

I am hopeful that others who have suffered sexual harassment will not become discouraged by my experience, but instead will find the strength to speak out about this serious problem.

If I can mean to people - if I can symbolize the ability to pursue gender equality, racial equality, and to be truthful about our experiences, then, absolutely, that's what I want to be.

One can accomplish something only so long as one cannot accomplish everything.

One should either be sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers.

There's not really a whole lot you could say about liberation. The closest experience you can have of it is to come meditate with someone who is liberated.

I am a man-pen. I feel through the pen, because of the pen.

I'm going to ask what is correct, what I deserve, especially in relation to male actors.

I am not a wealthy woman. I wish to hell I was, but I never had a wealthy man.

Avoid problems, and you'll never be the one who overcame them.

I think the job of movie reviewing can be really tough. If a film has layers that need to be thought about, it's easy to get missed the first time around.

Yeah, you know, you like it to come on like gangbusters, but you get into passages that are very interesting and subtle, and sometimes your original intent changes quite a bit.

There are cultures that produce different kinds of attitudes, whether it's religion, fatalism, sense of fear, repression, the culture of God and the police minimizes confidence in people.