I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.'

We're not going to have the America that we want until we elect leaders who are going to tell the truth - not most days, but every day.

After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.

I've been tested by fire, and the fire lost.

You can put lipstick and earrings on a hog and call it Monique, but it's still a pig.

I get a lot of cracks about my hair, mostly from men who don't have any.

I believe in recovery, and I believe that as a role model I have the responsibility to let young people know that you can make a mistake and come back from it.

We have forgotten to be our brothers and sisters keepers. And we have forgotten that the Number 1 goal is to love one another.

The here and now is all we have, and if we play it right it's all we'll need.

I have a real soft spot in my heart for librarians and people who care about books.

Power is what calls the shots, and power is a white male game.

Can I be forgiven for all I've done to get here?I don't know. I don't know.please.-Tris, DivergentCan I be forgiven for all I've done to get here?I want to be.I can.I believe it.-Tris, Allegiant

I get angry when people bring derisory actions against me.

Radical self-care is quantum, and radiates out into the atmosphere, like a little fresh air.

I believe we owe our young an education that captures the exhilarating drama of science.

I have never thought of writing for reputation and honor. What I have in my heart must come out; that is the reason why I compose.

If you told me I could only do one thing, I would choose live concerts.

The result was, when Congress convened in January 1971, everyone was now an environmentalist. They had seen a new force, college students, who favored the environment.

I love designing dresses and tops.

Five exclamation marks: the sure sign of an insane mind.

You think your friends have good taste in fashion, until they ask you to wear an ugly bridesmaid dress!