I do think girls in their twenties accept certain kinds of lesser treatment than they would at other times in their lives.

Part of being a feminist is giving other women the freedom to make choices you might not necessarily make yourself.

Don't wait around for someone else to tell your story. Do it yourself by whatever means necessary.

I have work, and then I have a dinner thing. And then I am busy, trying to become who I am.

I quit acting when I was 11 because I was cast as a bouncing ball in 'Alice in Wonderland,' and I felt slighted and wounded.

Confidence lets you pull anything off, even Tevas with socks.

Survivors are so often re-victimized by a system that demands they prove their purity and innocence.

The people accusing me of being productive don't know how hard it is for me to just bend my elbow sometimes.

Let's be reasonable and add an eighth day to the week that is devoted exclusively to reading.

At a brunch potluck, I realize that I do, in fact, hate everybody.

But ambition is a funny thing: it creeps in when you least expect it and keeps you moving, even when you think you want to stay put.

Everything is connected. We see the signs every moment. There are miracles waiting to happen!

There is no life without struggle.

I love my mom so much, and I always have, but I was definitely a monster to her a lot during my teen years.

One person can have a profound effect on another. And two people... well, two people can work miracles. They can change a whole town. They can change the world.

I say whatever I think and whatever is on my mind, and I just hope that it comes out good. I just try to have a lot of fun.

Well, you wear underwear. That helps.

Remember when you used to watch TV in the Sixties and you'd see Perry Como in a cashmere sweater? That's what rock 'n' roll is becoming. It's your parents' music.

Government is the people's business and every man, woman and child becomes a shareholder with the first penny of tax paid.

We are free to burn the Qur’an or any other book, and to criticize Muhammad or any other human being. Let no one forget it.

Gayety is to good-humor as perfumes to vegetable fragrance: the one overpowers weak spirits; the other recreates and revives them.