I can't stop [Donald Trump] from doing what he wants to do.

I have to march because my mother could not have an abortion.

Guess what this liberal would be all about? This liberal will be about socializing...uh, um...Would be about, basically, taking over, and the government running all of your companies.

We do not have a crisis at Freddie Mac, and particularly Fannie Mae, under the outstanding leadership of Frank Raines.

Riot is the voice of the unheard.

You cannot be successful and continue to be a victim.

I don't see white police officers slamming the heads of little white boys into police cars.

I have a right to my anger, and I don't want anybody telling me I shouldn't be, that it's not nice to be, and that something's wrong with me because I get angry.

I am not afraid of anybody. This is a tough game. You can't be intimidated. You can't be frightened. And as far as I'm concerned, the Tea Party can go straight to hell.

Others say that that's not good for the country [to resist Donald's Trump ] and that they should work with this new administration on policies.

Black women are going to have to take more leadership. I think we are prepared because we bring a tenaciousness with us. We do not fear losing friends, allies, or jobs.

Why are we miserable, when there is music?

He's got to have the ability, and it seems to be fairly rare, to see things as they are and at the same time as they might have been. What we mean is the eye of an artist.

School was my solace, and studying let me escape, allowing me to live a thousand vicarious lives.

There's a reason why the assumed goal for women in virginity-movement screeds is marriage and motherhood only: The movement only believes that's the only thing women are meant for.

You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.

Oh, Ma, you're looking at all the trees, and I'm not even in the forest.

I am convinced that climate change represents a historic opportunity on an even greater scale.

You don't bring glory or pleasure to God by hiding your abilities or by trying to be someone else. You only bring him enjoyment by being you.

I have watched constantly that in our work the highest moral and spiritual standards are upheld, whether my productions deal with fable or with stories of living action.

The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.