Laws and traditions that hold back women, hold back entire societies.

Don't let anybody tell you it's corporations and businesses that create jobs.

The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they're not.

In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.

Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people.

You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health. And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion.

There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives.

I really do hope that we have a woman president in my lifetime.

We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.

Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely - and the right to be heard.

I have to confess that it's crossed my mind that you could not be a Republican and a Christian.

America is number one in wind power.

The Black Panther party of Self-Defense is a revolutionary party.

My poems are hymns of praise to the glory of life.

Where there is injury let me sow pardon.

Two truths cannot contradict one another.

I grew up in a normal family. I have sweet parents, who are still married... But my life is so different from how I thought it would be.

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

This is the greatest and most fraught romance of modern society, the marriage between the IT staff and those who depend on them.

All permanent decisions are made in a temporary state of mind.

We will breakfast together here and dine together in hell.