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

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

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.

Without women's full inclusion at the decision making table, we cannot have any healthy decision making that is good for men and women alike.

Eating a twin banana does not necessarily mean that you are enjoying a double portion.

The problem is that young people are less likely to vote than older people. What results is a situation in which sometimes the elections don't fully reflect the views of the American population.

It is useless to subdue the flesh by abstinence, unless one gives up his irregular life, and abandons vices which defile his soul.

Where reasons are given, we don't need faith. Where only darkness surrounds us, we have no means for seeing except by faith.

The perfect woman perpetrates literature as she perpetrates a small sin: as an experiment, in passing, glancing around to see whether anybody notices--and to make sure that somebody notices.

Our lives are not just measured in years. They are measured in the lives we touch around us.

Everybody loves me, babies, dogs, ya know, hot girls, cougars. I just have unbelievable mass appeal.

You cannot sincerely try to help another without helping yourself

The seeds for the Descendants were planted in Uncanny X-Force, but I always conceived them as being bigger than just that book.

We tend to prefer candidates that don't talk about us one way in Scranton and another way in San Francisco.