Feminism is for all women and girls, not a privileged few or one ethnicity, religion, age, sexual preference, ability, region or hemisphere.

I feel that 'man-hating' is an honourable and viable political act, that the oppressed have a right to class-hatred against the class that is oppressing them.

Friendship is mutual blackmail elevated to the level of love.

Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility.

Only she who attempts the absurd can achieve the impossible.

Clarity of language is the first casualty of authoritarianism.

Sisterhood is powerful.

In the long run, Women's Liberation will of course free men-but in the short run it's going to COST men a lot of privilege, which no one gives up willingly or easily.

We can't destroy the inequities between men and women until we destroy marriage.

Hate generalizes; love specifies. Or: The movements of hatred are toward generalization; love's movements are toward specification.

Sexism is not the fault of women - kill your fathers, not your mothers

I threw tantrums, I acted stubborn, I was a pain sometimes, but I was still loved. In fact, I was their perfect even in my imperfection.

I was a Muslim once, remember, and it was when I was most devout that I was most full of hate.

Only in thought is man a God; in action and desire we are the slaves of circumstance.

The jealous know nothing, suspect much, and fear everything.

Every talent is unearned, however, and with it comes a solemn obligation to use it as fully and as wisely as possible.

Religion was important to me. My family and I were very religious. I acctualy believe the work I did was a calling from God himself.

You know, there's still a lot of great songwriters out there who hand in songs. And there's a lot of brilliant singers and performers out there who sing other people's words. I enjoy doing both.

In every moment of every day of my life, I get to wake up and work with amazing people and nurture them in the way that I might have nurtured my son or my grandchildren that he might have had.

Every great achievement is the victory of a flaming heart.

It's not a giant thing, like graduation, Mardi Gras, Halloween or New Year's. We do get business from it. That's why we put stuff out; we don't skip it. It's our big thing for March.