One of the most tragic things about slavery was the mental enslavement, the way they made us believe that we were worth nothing; and that's what she's fighting against.

Never let anyone silence your voice.

As an artist, you want to stretch. That's the only way you're going to grow. If I stay inside my comfort zone, do roles that I've done before, then I'm never going to get better as an actress.

When I was younger, I really struggled with confidence.

Monogamy is faith in the faithless

The most unhappy of all men is he who believes himself to be so.

The dogma of Christianity gets worn away before the advances of science. Religion will have to make more and more concessions. Gradually the myths crumble.

Test scores aren't perfect, but having a test score for math or reading or other things that we can objectively measure is a meaningful component that makes a lot of sense.

You can tell how nervous I am by how fast I am talking!

I went into a clothing store, and the lady asked me what size I was. I said, 'Actual'. I'm not to scale.

The hypocrite who always plays one and the same part ceases at last to be a hypocrite.

Why talk when you can paint?

The very aim and end of our institutions is just this: that we may think what we like and say what we think.

Whatever you are thinking, think bigger.