Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can't win others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success.

I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs.

I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy.

Stewardesses are still paid so little that in many cases, new hires qualify for food stamps.

I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership.

I want to reach young women and to get them involved in the mission of the YWCA, economic empowerment of women and girls, and ending racism.

Advice and consent does not mean rubber stamp in the Senate.

The opposition has moved from a blaming the victim to blaming the victim's advocate's statistics. Irrespective of what the numbers are, it's far too many.

More than 10,000 ballots in Miami-Dade County have been rejected by some machine without any opportunity for a human being to take a look. That is just not right.

Violence may be a good focus to organize around, but we have to look at women's lives in our entirety.

In any grass-roots campaign, building an ongoing base of support is as important as winning the ultimate goal.

I couldn’t put it down.”— ERIN D

I'm not strictly vegetarian, but meat doesn't play a big part in my diet.

I have deep feelings of depression... What can I do about this?' 'Snap out of it! Five cents, please.

If you care to see God, be pure. If you will not be pure, you will grow more and more impure.

I've been taking art classes for a couple of years; I love to draw.

As human beings, nobody gets out of this world free. We all have to do some suffering before we leave.

The sight of the bare katana inspires everyone to a practically Nipponese level of politeness

Anything involving the camera, you're passionate about. Because there's no movies without it.

Philosophy is like a normal personal organizer, but it's smaller than a matchbox.

He who does not at some time, with definite determination consent to the terribleness of life, or even exalt in it, never takes possession of the inexpressible fullness of the power of our existence.