We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.

Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.

If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.

I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.

Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.

If I cannot air this pain and alter it, I will surely die of it. That's the beginning of social protest.

She loved them so much that she felt a kind of hollowness on the inner surface of her arms whenever she looked at them- an ache of longing to pull them close and hold them tight against her.

Now that we are born, let us live in a trance.

Patriotism is merely deeply-rooted government brand loyalty.

Sadie gave her head an exaggerated scratch. ‘Don’t come too close if you know what’s good for you, these nits are on steroids.

I was telling the truth. I feel like we got that point across.

If the Pilgrims had landed in Santa Monica Bay rather than Boston, we'd have six states out here!

Family, that slippery word, a star to every wandering bark, and everyone sailing under a different sky.

The world will be saved by people fighting for their homes.

Having come from the U.S. and observed the way the health care system works there, we definitely felt that we could do something in India.

If you ask me how I want to be remembered, it is as a winner.