From joblessness to lack of education and professional skills to sexual and gender-based violence, women face a multi-faceted oppression.

Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land.

I firmly believe today that the only way to stop violence against women is to speak out and refused to be silenced.

Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence.

Leadership is not about having the charisma or speaking inspirational words, but about leading with example.

Everything can be taken from you in a second, but the human spirit is so strong. War can teach you so much about evil, and so much about good.

Women are not just victims; they are survivors and leaders on the community-level backlines of peace and stability.

It seems to me that violence against women has been tolerated for so long that the world has become numb to it.

Changes don't happen in the world by playing it safe, taking risks is the way to change the world.

The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling.

Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence our thoughts, feelings, and past experiences.

I would not have you descend into your own dream. I would have you be a conscious citizen of this terrible and beautiful world.

Over time, I have come to believe that there is a killer and a saint in all of us. But...I choose to focus on the future and the *potential* in people.

People meet when they need to meet.

One day I'm going to write a book about osprey. It has really gotten deep into my bloodstream. So when you ask what else I do, I feel like this is part of what I do....is to watch these birds.

That wasn't your mom in you—that was your dad.

When are you at your most defenseless?

A real, healthy relationship is about empowerment and love and that should be standard - but it isn't.

As far as I'm concerned, I want to remain the mean little man I always was.

I did play Jesus in 'Godspell,' in high school, because I guess I'm a nerd.

In this world laws are written for the lofty aim of "the common good" and then acted out in life on the basis of the common greed.