I was aware, however, that telling at any point in my career could adversely affect my future career

I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can't fail if you do that.

You can't always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best.

We've got to understand that all disenfranchised people have something in common...The pursuit of justice really is about equality for everyone.

calls for equal treatment are often seen as calls for 'special treatment' in situations where discrimination has become the norm.

Testifying has helped me understand that one individual's behavior and actions make a difference. That my actions are important to people other than myself

My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about

I'm not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an individual and me as a lawyer.

I think, though, as African-American women, we are always trained to value our community even at the expense of ourselves, and so we attempt to protect the African-American community.

I am hopeful that others who have suffered sexual harassment will not become discouraged by my experience, but instead will find the strength to speak out about this serious problem.

But the issue of sexual harassment is not the end of it. There are other issues - political issues, gender issues - that people need to be educated about.

You will always think that you cant do it, you may think that the idea you have is useless, but the idea you only have can change your life.

When the world asks "what was it like?" Only the photographer can say "See!

The little child learns to speak, though it has no learned teachers - because it lives with those who know how to speak.

We need, in effect, to make the phantom 'lock-boxes' around the trust fund real.

I'm not going to change who I am just because people think it's weird.

The argument that making contraceptives available to young people would prevent teen pregnancies is ridiculous. That's like offering a cookbook as a cure to people who are trying to lose weight.

I find that screen kissing wears very thin very quickly.

I spent four indifferent years at Goodison, but they were great years.

I think that one thing that people are missing is that we are never going to be able to fix this country's [American] economy in the long run until we fix our public education system.

Life gives meaning to life. The answer to the meaning of life is hidden right there inside the question.