My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.

Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.

Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.

Anger, resentment, envy, and self-pity are wasteful reactions. They greatly drain one's time. They sap energy better devoted to productive endeavors.

We should learn ... to do our best for the sake of our communities and for the sake of those for whom we pave the way.

Women's rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda, trained on the equal dignity and ability to live in freedom all people should enjoy.

If there was one decision I would overrule, it would be Citizens United. I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.

Sometimes people say unkind or thoughtless things, and when they do, it is best to be a little hard of hearing — to tune out and not snap back in anger or impatience.

The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.

Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don't want to have too many of.

I would not look to the United States Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in the year 2012.

She let him go once. Every day demands that she release him over and over again.

Happiness is the fragrance, not the fruit of an action.

I think doing 'Teen Wolf' is just giving me a really great opportunity to possibly get other jobs and show what I can do.

Long, dark, and lovely she had been, in those days before her mind broke and the parts scattered and she let them go.

A parade looks like a bunch of people are excited about being in traffic.

Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

Someone who knew me well once accused me of being unromantic. And that's probably true: I don't trust romance.

Allow states to opt out of No Child Left Behind.

Well, we have theatrical parties. It's not me singing. People like to get up and jam on the piano.

All things are filled full of signs, and it is a wise man who can learn about one thing from another.