The more we practice risking to leap, the more proficient we become, the more our fears melt away, and we grow ever stronger in the doing.

Say the first word. Set the tone for the conversation. Be poised, prepared, and ready to say the first word in any debate or meeting.

Nobody loves you better because you have used yourself up for them.

Women must commit to use our power-to on our own behalf so we can translate it into the power to help others and ourselves.

Knowing your history can give you the tools to shape your future.

Your vision, ideas and plans have the power to shape the future, but not if you keep them to yourself.

The path to big, systemic change is collective action. That takes Sister Courage.

Today's challenge for women: to value ourselves and demand that others do, too.

The definition of promiscuity? One more partner than you've ever had.

If these restrictions were necessary, the FDA would have promulgated them in the first place, the FDA knows how to evaluate scientific information. Congress knows nothing about that.

We grow our courage muscles like we grow our physical muscles, by using them.

Doubt undermines the truth your heart senses."..."Search your heart, " she whispered. "The answers are there, waiting. You have to be brave enough to see them.

I had no specific bent toward science until my grandfather died of stomach cancer. I decided that nobody should suffer that much.

An amazing thing happens when you stop seeking approval and validation: You find it. People are naturally drawn like magnets to those who know who they are and cannot be shaken!

Even their insistence on educating their children, the last reflex of any exploited group before it sank into submission, marked the end of their resistance.

A big secret for happiness - stay away from people who steal your peace of mind.

I told Clooney, George, you’re worth $100 million — of course you can afford to be a socialist!

All the other industries will receive warmth and sustenance from khadi industry.

True sympathy is beyond what can be seen and touched and reasoned upon.

One of the things I really want is for people to feel the civic responsibility, and not just refuse to vote out of protest.

Sitcom hours are silly easy compared to drama. Whenever an actor on a sitcom complains, I feel like smacking them!