I went to an amazing school in Brooklyn called St. Anne's that's a really kind of creative hot bed.

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.

Oratory: the art of making deep noises from the chest sound like important messages from the brain.

Affirming belief that America is an exceptional nation has become a test of patriotism in American politics.

Value your friendship. Value your relationships.

Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift.

When I say I hate nostalgia, I hate things set in the recent past where everything is shiny and new.

If you aren’t even aware that the people in the organization disagree with you, then you are in trouble

I consider myself a very lucky actor that, approaching 60, I'm still employed and employable.

I think losing a child is unimaginable. It's every person's worst nightmare. It's unimaginably difficult. It shakes your faith in the world. It tests your optimism.

A contented mind is the best source for trouble.

I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your properties, but and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of the soul.