The only point of having power it seems to me is to empower others. The only point of leadership is to inspire.

I have been a depressed person most of m life. I was always in the throes of self-hatred.

One of the most radical things women can do is to love their body.

Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back.

When we give in the world what we want the most, we heal the broken part inside each of us.

When you rape, beat, maim, mutilate, burn, bury, and terrorize women, you destroy the essential life energy on the planet.

Give voice to what you know to be true, and do not be afraid of being disliked or exiled. I think that's the hard work of standing up for what you see.

I think so much of neoliberalism and capitalism has caused people to live in a state of greed, fear and consumption that is covering up so much of what we really want.

If you are divided from your body, then you are divided from the body of the world.

You have to give to the world the thing that you want the most, in order to fix the broken parts inside you.

I don't get tired, because every time a woman doesn't die or doesn't get beaten or doesn't get raped or doesn't get honor-killed or doesn't get acid-burned, it's a huge victory.

And so I pray I am today as honestwith myself, with life all around me and below and above me, with all who I encounter.

Tell people how it is, be real and be honest.If you see something wrong make sure you speak up.Being this way will naturally eliminate the snakes and fakes.

Judge the spirit of the prophecy before you judge the truth of the word.

Be assured, he is not an ordinary man.

So, when a raging fever burns, We shift from side to side by turns; And 't is a poor relief we gain To change the place, but keep the pain.

A history that should pursue all the subtle threads from end to end might be eminently valuable, but not as a tribute to peace and conciliation.

If he had one true love, then he wanted you to have one, too.

This is my theater. This is where I can sing and act out a play and do sit-ups at the same time

Why do we wait until a pig is dead to "cure" it?

We can and must write in a language which sows among the masses hate, revulsion, and scorn toward those who disagree with us.