There aren't very many women of color in positions of power, period. Much less on television.

Really feminism is about being all that you are and not having to trade one thing for another on your way up.

I certainly came up in an era where women were really making strides and making a point to beat down doors and find their place and crash through the glass ceiling.

Jessica Pearson isn't a unicorn. She's not a mythological creature. She's an example of so many women out there that are ruling their part of the world and doing an incredible job.

I would love to take off the stilettos and put the boots back on. Strap something to my hip, and let's go!

When the storm rips you to pieces, you get to decide how to put yourself back together again.

Who is the Forgotten Man? He is the clean quiet virtuous domestic citizen who pays his debts and his taxes and is never heard of out of his little circle.

Mitt der Dummheit k a« mpfen G o« tter selbst vergebens. Even the gods themselves struggle in vain against stupidity.

Keep dreaming, wishing and planning. There's immeasurable power in it.

When I have my students do erasures, I'm always amazed by the way their voice comes through, whether they're doing an erasure of a romance novel or an encyclopedia. Your sensibility will out.

Long flights give you more time to reflect, look around, experience your surroundings. I got to know the nooks and crannies on Mir very, very well.

We have come a long way and we have a little further to go.

Chance favors the prepared mind. The more you practice, the luckier you become.

Like water leaking through a dam," said Piper. "Yeah," smiled Percy. "We've got a dam hole." "What?" Piper asked. "Nothing," he said. "Inside joke.

You put something you like on really loud, and you feel godlike.