Certainly my life will not ever be as private and discreet, and perhaps I should even use the word insulated, as it was before

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.

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.

Whenever I have doubt, I often use epistemological methods or dialectic methods to come to a rational conclusion.

Death will always be a part of life, and life will always be a part of death

A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!'

I don't think the creative writing industry has helped American poetry.

I destroy my enemy if I make him my friend.

When you aren't sincere you need to pretend, and by pretending you end up believing yourself; that's the basic principle of every faith.

It's important to accessorise. I always turn to the scarves, hats and sunglasses. But wearing too many accessories at once can look very bad.

I am perceiving everyone, including myself, as an awakening being who is here to claim his or her birthright to the higher consciousness planes of unconditional love and oneness.

I think that in terms of the American interests, I would feel more safe with a President Trump representing those interests to the world.

We must now learn to draw inspiration from the tangible miracles that surround us.