Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.

If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.

I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.

Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.

If I cannot air this pain and alter it, I will surely die of it. That's the beginning of social protest.

Divide and conquer must become define and empower.

History releases me from my own experience and jogs my fictional imagination.

One quality of leaders and high achievers in every area seems to be a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.

If nobody wants to buy your album, who's going to buy your clothes?

I'm possibly a very morbid person but I think about death a lot.

Inequality is going to be a big issue, but competence is going to be the biggest issue. [People] want to see somebody that's super-competent and that's me.

It is those who make the least display of their sorrow who mourn the deepest.

The language of the novel differs from the just-the-facts language of the old tales. It's robust and earthy, sometimes even baroque.

Hey Yog, what time is it? You mean right now?

The trick to liking who you are is not to hate too much the person it turned out you weren't.

Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports.