Don't tear other people down. Lift people up.

Don't let anybody tell you it's corporations and businesses that create jobs.

The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they're not.

In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.

Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people.

You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health. And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion.

There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives.

I really do hope that we have a woman president in my lifetime.

We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.

Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely - and the right to be heard.

I have to confess that it's crossed my mind that you could not be a Republican and a Christian.

Life is full of limitless opportunities. You ought to seek them.

Man is to man either a god or a wolf.

I haven't changed much, over the years. I use less adjectives, now, and have a kinder heart, perhaps.

I became a writer because I love books, and I believe in their power.

There is no better way to die, than to die in the midst of a battle, fighting to the very end......like a man.

With every single role, you're not going to get a role unless you invest your whole heart into it.

I'll never have enough of you, never.

Neither the good nor the true is self-realizing, so it is not generally a sufficient explanation of why people believe that X is true, or of why people do Y that Y is good.

Most of life is showing up. You do the best you can, which varies from day to day.

The brain is the organ of destiny. It holds within its humming mechanism secrets that will determine the future of the human race.