I think our system is being polluted by money.

Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.

Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.

Anger, resentment, envy, and self-pity are wasteful reactions. They greatly drain one's time. They sap energy better devoted to productive endeavors.

We should learn ... to do our best for the sake of our communities and for the sake of those for whom we pave the way.

My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.

Women's rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda, trained on the equal dignity and ability to live in freedom all people should enjoy.

If there was one decision I would overrule, it would be Citizens United. I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.

Sometimes people say unkind or thoughtless things, and when they do, it is best to be a little hard of hearing — to tune out and not snap back in anger or impatience.

The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.

Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don't want to have too many of.

I prayed for all his dreams to come true. I prayed that I would always be able to connect with him--even if I was no longer on earth.

At the dawn of light, the darkness diminishes.

There is no logical staircase running from the physics of 10-28 cm. to the physics of 1028 light-years.

When al-Qaeda was on the run from Afghanistan crossing through Iran, some were arrested and they are imprisoned. Some of them are charged with some actions in Iran.

A man may conquer a million men in battle but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors.

Many Christians suffer because they're too busy seeking carnal knowledge instead of the Word of God.

It sounds like a cliché, but mother is really one of my closest friends, and so's my dad. He and I weren't very close when I was younger, but now we're best friends.

Some actors can draw from their own darkness.

To be famous is to be stuck in an inflexible place. But at least it is to be stuck with money.

By the second tour I had rice cakes and hummus with me, and I was jumping rope in my room.