Enough of passivity and passing time while waiting for the boy friend, the girl friend, the Goddess, or the Revolution.

A woman who writes has power, and a woman with power is feared.

What we say and what we do ultimately comes back to us so let us own our responsibility, place it in our hands, and carry it with dignity and strength.

Living on borders and in margins, keeping intact one's shifting and multiple identity and integrity, is like trying to swim in a new element, an "alien" element.

Books saved my sanity, knowledge opened the locked places in me and taught me first how to survive and then how to soar.

Though we tremble before uncertain futures may we meet illness, death and adversity with strength may we dance in the face of our fears.

I had to leave home so I could find myself, find my own intrinsic nature buried under the personality that had been imposed on me.

I will have my voice: Indian, Spanish, white. I will have my serpent's tongue - my woman's voice, my sexual voice, my poet's voice. I will overcome the tradition of silence.

Nothing happens in the 'real' world unless it first happens in the images in our heads

I am playing with my Self, I am playing with the world's soul, I am the dialogue between my Self and el espiritu del mundo. I change myself, I change the world.

I change myself, I change the world.

When we step into positions of leadership, we make a whole set of promises we may not know we are making.

I just think, as writers, especially with a book that takes years to write, you sort of wake up every morning hoping and praying that you can make it work for the day.

It's a misconception that Beauty is in the Eyes of beholder. In my view, Beauty must be in the Heart of beholder for her true appreciation.

God may not allow you to touch thousands but He may allow you to touch one who will touch thousands.

Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you.

We are in the midst of a violent backlash againist feminism that uses images of female beauty as political weapons against women's advancement.

Dreams do come true, believe always. I dreamt every night of becoming a singer

Has your drawing the meaning you saw in the model at first?

While the WTO negotiations will continue, there are other trade negotiations of a bilateral nature, which among other things, should help to open up these markets for South African products.

Eat for nutrition and food value. Emphasize natural foods, avoid processed foods and eliminate junk entirely.