When we create hope and opportunity in the lives of others, we allow love, decency and promise to triumph over cowardice and hate.

I find that when you open the door toward openness and transparency, a lot of people will follow you through.

Without your voice being heard in Washington, the decisions we make aren't as good. I would urge women to consider public service. And if you want to run, give me a call. I'll help.

When a woman has the opportunity to speak truth to power, it's important that she does, even if it's just trying to get a crosswalk in her neighborhood. That's how social change happens!

My hope is that in the future, women stop referring to themselves as 'the only woman' in their physics lab or 'only one of two' in their computer science jobs.

A strong mentor can help a young woman find and advance in the career of her dreams that otherwise may have seemed impossible.

Most of my friends that I know now [were sexually assaulted] stayed silent. And I see that still happening today. A lot of women will stay silent and not share what happened to them.

Women's voices aren't heard often enough. Congress should reflect the population, but with only 20 percent women in the Senate and 18 percent in the House, it just doesn't.

I believe transparency in government is key to restoring our nations faith in its elected leaders.

I don't think clients you represented as an associate are relevant ... I think how you vote is relevant.

As a lawyer you never speak with emotion. It's about the precise facts.

WORSHIP IS ACTION.""Worship is not lazy, boring and sad.Worship is zealous, famous and joyful.

We ought to change the legend on our money from "In God We Trust" to "In Money We Trust." Because, as a nation, we've got far more faith in money these days than we do in God.

Read, but not to remember everything. Read because that 1% that you remember has the potential to change your life.

I don't go for very handsome men. Like they say in England, toy boys break too easily.

The word snob belongs to the sour-grape vocabulary.

Trust life. If you trust, only then can you drop your knowledge, only then can you put your mind aside.

You have a right to have a feather duster. If anyone breaks in, you can make sure they're really clean as they're robbing your house.

Events tend to recur in cycles.

When silence is prolonged over a certain period of time, it takes on new meaning.