We are here to advance the cause of women and to advance the cause of democracy and to make it absolutely clear that the two are inseparable.

Don't let anybody tell you it's corporations and businesses that create jobs.

The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they're not.

In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.

Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people.

You cannot have maternal health without reproductive health. And reproductive health includes contraception and family planning and access to legal, safe abortion.

There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives.

I really do hope that we have a woman president in my lifetime.

We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.

Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely - and the right to be heard.

I have to confess that it's crossed my mind that you could not be a Republican and a Christian.

Mourn with those who are sorrowful.Be happy with those who are joyful.

If our thoughts can change our actions, reverse is also possible. Our Actions can Change Our Thoughts!

True success is not measured by how much you have achieved but by how many times you've failed

There's always more than what meets the eye. If you dig in deep enough and pay attention, you can really see the beauty in a person.

One man's piss-soaked sadomasochistic orgy is another man's poetic ecstasy.

Keep it locked up inside Don't talk about it Talk about the weather Can't see the light

Only the disenfranchised can party with abandon.

We try to fulfill ourselves, even though our inner voice tells us to become all that we are - still, we run from it.

The things we respond to at twenty are not necessarily the same things we will respond to at forty and vice versa. This is true in books and also in life

A sketch book freezes time. It is an instantaneous form of meditation focusing us on the worth of every passing moment.