If half the society isn't engaged on any number of sectors, success and potential will be limited. In that sense, I do definitely believe there is a growing movement and moment for women's issues.

Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land.

I firmly believe today that the only way to stop violence against women is to speak out and refused to be silenced.

Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence.

Leadership is not about having the charisma or speaking inspirational words, but about leading with example.

Everything can be taken from you in a second, but the human spirit is so strong. War can teach you so much about evil, and so much about good.

Women are not just victims; they are survivors and leaders on the community-level backlines of peace and stability.

It seems to me that violence against women has been tolerated for so long that the world has become numb to it.

Changes don't happen in the world by playing it safe, taking risks is the way to change the world.

The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling.

Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence our thoughts, feelings, and past experiences.

God has witnessed everything done to you. Those that love God will feel shame for what they did. Those that don't ....do not know God or have a concept of repentance or forgiveness.

I don't know whether the universe contains any evidence of intelligent design, but I can assure you that thousands of everyday products do not.

I love this profession, but God, it can just destroy people, and I don't want that to happen and become some monster.

Do you know what it means to be loved by Death?... Do you know what it means to have Death know your name?

Where we are is vital to who we are.

We all fear change, even as we seek it.

Bands have always written songs against what they see as wrong. Ronald Reagan really made for a lot of songs.

Reason is a permanent blessing of God to the soul. Without it there can be no large religion.

Toys are put on this Earth to be played with by a child.

By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.