During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive.

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.

Invest in your purpose and land of promise

One last song. One last turn. One last street. no matter how hard you try to keep hold of a day, it's going to leave you

Time investment is the NEW Time Management.

The heart yields spontaneity; the mind bends to understanding.

Through daily yoga practice we can become present to our own fundamental goodness and the goodness of others

Clarity (always) trumps persuasion

Let Revolutionists be Romans, not Tatars.

I am a United States citizen and I vote.

Latin America, for the first time in 500 years, is moving towards a degree of independence.

Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.