Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land.

I firmly believe today that the only way to stop violence against women is to speak out and refused to be silenced.

Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence.

Leadership is not about having the charisma or speaking inspirational words, but about leading with example.

Everything can be taken from you in a second, but the human spirit is so strong. War can teach you so much about evil, and so much about good.

Women are not just victims; they are survivors and leaders on the community-level backlines of peace and stability.

It seems to me that violence against women has been tolerated for so long that the world has become numb to it.

Changes don't happen in the world by playing it safe, taking risks is the way to change the world.

The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling.

Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence our thoughts, feelings, and past experiences.

Without women's full inclusion at the decision making table, we cannot have any healthy decision making that is good for men and women alike.

The dream is to keep surprising yourself, never mind the audience.

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

Embrace each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-transformation.

But we can’t control the environment; all we can control is the way we react to it.

Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark.

The problem we've got now in Washington is that the goals are completely the opposite from each other.

The tail of the comet slashed the dawn and in the red light of the rising sun, for a brief instant, it seemed as if the comet was bleeding across the sky.

I suppose one gets to know men quickest by the things they take for granted.

I don't find life unbearably grave. I find it almost intolerably frivolous.

Jesus cannot be just liked. His claims make us either kill him or crown him.