The deterioration of symbols is natural. They wear out, needing to be reclaimed, recreated; returned to the spirit.

If you have never been called a defiant, incorrigible, impossible woman… have faith. There is yet time.

To be ourselves causes us to be exiled by many others, and yet to comply with what others want causes us to be exiled from ourselves.

Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing.

All that you are seeking is also seeking you. If you lie still, sit still, it will find you. It has been waiting for you a long time.

When a great ship is in harbor and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But that is not what great ships are built for.

I hope you will go out and let stories happen to you, and that you will work them, water them with your blood and tears and you laughter till they bloom, till you yourself burst into bloom.

Do not lose heart. We were made for these times.....For years we have been learning, practicing, been in training for...and just waiting to meet on this exact plain of engagement.

A healthy woman is much like a wolf: robust, chock-full, strong life force, life-giving, territorially aware, inventive, loyal, roving.

Be proud of your scars. They have everything to do with your strength, and what you've endured. They're a treasure map to the deep self.

If you have yet to be called an incorrigable, defiant woman, don't worry, there is still time

If there is a wasp in the room, I’d like to be able to see it.

Look at that party the other night. Everybody wanted to have a good time and tried real hard but we all woke up the next day feeling sorta sad and separate.

Unfortunately in this world of ours, each person views things through a certain medium, which prevents his seeing them in the same light as others…

No greater love hath a man than he lay down his life for his brother. Not for millions, not for glory, not for fame. For one person, in the dark where no one will ever know or see.

The best roles have risks... and those are the parts I'm interested in.

I'm OMAC! Evacuate this section! I'm going to destroy it!

The invasion only made matters worse. The occupation will not work, Iraq is unoccupiable, that will not work.

The rules may seem obvious but when you think about them they're not. For somebody who has my job they're not as obvious as one would think.

What I mean by art is the human act of doing something that connects us to someone else

What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.