There's a difference between silence meaning agreement and being silenced.

When I was 7, I wanted to be a jockey. My father told me women weren't allowed. I couldn't believe it. I was perfectly willing to fail on my own merits, but to be flunked at birth?

Finding love is a two-part process. The first part is to find the right person. The second part is to be the right person.

Tenacity isn't just the most important thing, it's the only thing.

If women who were free to speak did not speak, we might as well say to the entire world, 'No matter what you do to women, no one cares, just go right ahead.'

If you want to make a difference, the next time you see someone being cruel to another human being, take it personally. Take it personally because it is personal.

No matter how long you train someone to be brave, you never know if they are or not until something real happens.

All of us deserve a greater peace of mind, knowing that our children are better protected wherever they are.

If consensus is overrated, I think balance is, too. I have no interest in living a balanced life. I want a life of adventure.

I think film, to me, as a director, is about telling a story.

That which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.

The manner in which things exist and take place, constitutes what is called the nature of things; and a careful observation of the nature of things is the sole foundation of all truth.

I’ve never heard that the sexual act requires any particular intelligence. From what I’ve observed, many stupid people are easily able to produce children.

If the education and studies of children were suited to their inclinations and capacities, many would be made useful members of society that otherwise would make no figure in it.

As for the people who say tackling problems through clothes is superficial, I think they say that because they have their own issues about self worth.

The first job I ever had was singing in a jazz club when I was like 15 with my friend, and we earned like 70 bucks. We were like, 'Oh my God!'