The United States will not be in Afghanistan forever.

We are so used to seeing women as victims of war to be pitied rather than survivors of war to be respected.

Microfinance is an incredibly powerful tool ... but we must move beyond micro-hopes and micro-ambitions for women.

If you're talking about entrepreneurs in conflict and post-conflict settings, then you must talk about women, because they are the population you have left.

We do not invest in victims, we invest in survivors.

I'm a really bad driver. When I'm in L.A. my husband always has to park the car for me, because I'm likely to hit something.

Single mothers are raising more of America's children than ever before.

A lot has been said about single mothers. Most of it has been less than flattering.

Not one country in all the world has eliminated its economic participation [gender] gap - not one.

you are not an athlete because of what you can do, but because of who you are: a team player, someone who never quits, who strives to be his personal best, and who believes in fair play.

If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secrete of getting along - whether it be business, family relations, or life itself.

I have never fired anyone or kept anyone because of ratings or because of entertainment. I keep the people that I think are the best.

If there wasn't a way around the samskaras, no one would ever become enlightened.

No number of sightings of white swans can prove the theory that all swans are white. The sighting of just one black one may disprove it.

I know how to behave but sometimes I can't be bothered.

The development of the mind comes through movement

In Stamps the segregation was so complete that most Black children didn't really, absolutely know what whites looked like.

Cynicism is the largest obstacle to social change. Cynicism is dangerous because people throw up their hands and say, "Well it's not possible. Why should I even try?"

There's no destination. The journey is all that there is, and it can be very, very joyful.