Guilt and defensiveness are bricks in a wall against which we all flounder; they serve none of our futures.

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.

Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.

If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.

I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.

Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.

If I cannot air this pain and alter it, I will surely die of it. That's the beginning of social protest.

When you choose to light, I weep, when you choose to darken, I weep

Not all who are lost are lost forever.

When someone does something good applaud! You will make two people happy.

Not to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before they dance.

Baseball is the only sport that lets the managers and coaches go out onto the field and rant and rave

You see the button with the guy with the tray, and you push it, and he arrives with a sandwich! And you think: "Yes! Yes! I control sandwich monkey! I live in magic land, magic land, magic land"

You know more about me than I do about myself, that's probably true.

Timing was everything when it came to being a woman—the moment you entered the world could seal your fate.

Politics ought to be fun. It shouldn't be just boring meetings.

Faithfully guard your reputation.