Where has change ever been clean and nice? It has always been messy and painful.

Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land.

I firmly believe today that the only way to stop violence against women is to speak out and refused to be silenced.

Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence.

Leadership is not about having the charisma or speaking inspirational words, but about leading with example.

Everything can be taken from you in a second, but the human spirit is so strong. War can teach you so much about evil, and so much about good.

Women are not just victims; they are survivors and leaders on the community-level backlines of peace and stability.

It seems to me that violence against women has been tolerated for so long that the world has become numb to it.

Changes don't happen in the world by playing it safe, taking risks is the way to change the world.

The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling.

Being a leader for me is about having the courage to speak the truth, and live the truth, despite attempts to silence our thoughts, feelings, and past experiences.

Spread the message of peace to become a pigeon carrying peace everywhere.

It is a rare privilege to watch the birth, growth, and first feeble struggles of a living mind; this privilege is mine.

If you are able to explain suffering, a man once told him, you weren't really there.

If you go with Marshall McLuhan's theory that the medium is the message, as soon as you're hosting a blooper show, you're done.

We must always refill and ensure there is a critical mass of leaders and activists committed to nonviolence and racial and economic justice who will keep seeding and building transforming movements.

Out there is nothing but possibilities.

You can really do more than you think you can do.

My weaknesses are women in high heels, freedom under siege, and ebay. (Steele)

It is the breaking of life that produces the blessing of life.