I learned so much from listening to people. And all I knew was, the only thing I had was honesty and openness.

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.

...it is my belief that all of us suffer from some kind of mental instability. What would you say if I told you we all are a little crazy?

What is without dispute...is that the readers need [the BookWorld] just as much as we need them—to bring order to their apparent chaos, if nothing else.

When I'm going through something that has a big impact on my life, it's much easier to sing.

Critics of Fox News have pointed out that Fox News does partisan propaganda, and there's ample evidence on a daily basis.

All I kept thinking about, over and over, was 'You can't live forever; you can't live forever.

Becoming enlightened is not special, but it's unusual.

I'm a lucky guy. I get to sit around every day and indulge in make believe and get paid for it.

To read a poem in January is as lovely as to go for a walk in June

I vividly remember bowling 20 + games a day, 2 or 3 times a week.

"Girl, are you on medication?" Nurse Debra asked."No, of course not," Madison answered impatiently."Maybe you should be," Debra muttered.