When I graduated college I had a series of just humiliating jobs that I couldn't believe I was at.

Part of being a feminist is giving other women the freedom to make choices you might not necessarily make yourself.

Don't wait around for someone else to tell your story. Do it yourself by whatever means necessary.

I have work, and then I have a dinner thing. And then I am busy, trying to become who I am.

I quit acting when I was 11 because I was cast as a bouncing ball in 'Alice in Wonderland,' and I felt slighted and wounded.

Confidence lets you pull anything off, even Tevas with socks.

Survivors are so often re-victimized by a system that demands they prove their purity and innocence.

The people accusing me of being productive don't know how hard it is for me to just bend my elbow sometimes.

Let's be reasonable and add an eighth day to the week that is devoted exclusively to reading.

At a brunch potluck, I realize that I do, in fact, hate everybody.

But ambition is a funny thing: it creeps in when you least expect it and keeps you moving, even when you think you want to stay put.

A flower blossoms for its own joy.

If you have not suffered opposition in the journey of life, then, you are not real.

A culture of honor is celebrating who a person is without stumbling over who they're not.

Granola didn't sell very well when it was good for you. Now it has caramel, chocolate, marshmallow, saturated fat and sweeteners with a small amount of oats and grains. Sales picked up.

Justice is charity in accordance with wisdom.

It is difficult for me to imagine what "personal liberty" is enjoyed by an unemployed person, who goes about hungry, and cannot find employment.

Science is an enterprise that can only flourish if it puts the truth ahead of nationality, ethnicity, class and color.

I don't care about being famous or having a lot of people go, "She's really good."

As your act of dedication in this world you must finally surrender your own life to a life of service.