I've always been someone in [childhood] period of my life sort of the pains and anxieties of being young are the things that have really stuck with me.

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.

Once you find your positive vision, then share the victory of your loving attitudes with everyone.

I can pretend to be brave, but I'm not

We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them.

Amnesty, that noble word, the genuine dictate of wisdom.

A hard headed woman, a soft hearted man, been the cause of trouble ever since the world began.

Why do people always gesture with their hands when they talk on the phone?

Everybody's got a different way of telling a story - and has different stories to tell.

The other thing that soy contributes to, of course, is hydrogenated oil. This is the main oil. This is the fast-food oil.

It is easy to defend the innocent; but who is eloquent enough to defend the guilty?

Men always believe they are in control of everything around them. When they find out they are not, they think they have failed, instead of learning a simple truth women already know.