Life is like a roller coaster- it has its ups and downs but in the end you have smiles and giggles because you know...you did it.

When I made the decision to transition, I honestly had no idea what it would be like for me to live as female. The only thing I knew for sure was that pretending to be male was slowly killing me.

The hardest part has been learning how to take myself seriously when the entire world is constantly telling me that femininity is always inferior to masculinity

Sometimes we do that to ourselves -- we pit our desires against one another. We insist unnecessarily on seeing one aspect of our personality as being at odds with the rest of ourselves.

My parents were exclude from rights as farm workers, though that has to change.

Be happy when you don't notice that you're getting old, it means you have had a great life so far.

Life is gift. Accepts the sacred existence.

That which we call the Hindu religion is really the Eternal religion because it embraces all others.

The life of a republic lies certainly in the energy, virtue, and intelligence of its citizens.

You'd got a baseball game, or a football game, basketball game, "USA! USA! USA!" Hey, calm down! Got a little German on it, don't you think?

I'm like a ship captain: I have a woman in every port.

How can we do better tomorrow than we did today?

To outlive one's child is a terrible thing, but to do so because your child has taken his or her life is horrible.

Do not believe hastily.

I think that feminists have definitely underestimated the role that women have had historically. I think I would be insecure if I were to be a man; there's so much pressure on you.