If you want to make a difference, the next time you see someone being cruel to another human being, take it personally. Take it personally because it is personal!

Compassion is not a virtue -- it is a commitment. It's not something we have or don't have -- it's something we choose to practice.

Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.

We cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can't use shame to change ourselves or others.

I've always been fascinated by memory and dreams because they are both completely our own. No one else has the same memories. No one has the same dreams.

Boys have said in the past that I live my life like a movie. I love all things romantic, like kissing in the rain.

Now, more than ever, I realize just how illusory my undeserved success has been. I still hold out some hope of doing better, but age and unhappiness have sapped my strength.

Don't make a big distinction between fiction and non-fiction. These are arbitrary distinctions.

I thought it was very elegant, a wonderful opening. The vegans seemed so surprised-God knows what they get to eat.

I understood. I have understood. I do understand.

Some of these rich folks seem to think that everything belongs to them and they'll even get to take it with them when they die. But you know what? You don't ever see a hearse pulling a U Haul.

I never feel that my music is sparse or minimalist; the way fat people never really think they're fat. I certainly don't consider myself minimalist at all

Make sure you live life, which means don't do things where you court celebrity, and give something positive back to our society.

If it wasn't for the women's movement, I wouldn't be where I am today.