If being a woman is a factor politically, it's usually not because of a conscious bias, but because women are a novelty.

Inaction, contrary to its reputation for being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable.

Contradictory as it seems, malnutrition is a key contributor to obesity.

If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.

We're all basically made of the same stuff: generosity and selfishness, goodness and greed.

Simply put, when women do well, everybody does better.

One is responsible for one's own life. Passivity provides no protection.

We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.

Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait.

It's time to recognize what compromise means: no side wins or loses all.

Money often determines not only who gets elected, but what gets done. Which voices do lawmakers listen to, the banks or home owners, coal companies, or asthma sufferers, the CEOs or the unemployed?

. . . there is a wish in the heart of mankind to be distracted and confused. Truth is but one attraction, and not always the most powerful.

Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be.

I am not manic-just happy. It has been such a long time since I was happy. Please join me on my magic carpet for now.

I travel so much on stories, so I don't take vacation much, but one place I go back to again and again is my ranch.

Every mind which has given itself to self-expression in art is aware of a directing agency outside its conscious control which it has agreed to label 'inspiration'.

I like Stevie Wonder. I usually wind up playing the same old tapes in the car.

I have a wonderful marriage and two great kids.

All too many consultants, when asked, 'What is 2 and 2?' respond, 'What do you have in mind?'

I'm not a comedienne. I'm an actress.

It is requisite to defend those who are unjustly accused of having acted injuriously, but to praise those who excel in a certain good.