My hope is that in the future, women stop referring to themselves as 'the only woman' in their physics lab or 'only one of two' in their computer science jobs.

I find that when you open the door toward openness and transparency, a lot of people will follow you through.

Without your voice being heard in Washington, the decisions we make aren't as good. I would urge women to consider public service. And if you want to run, give me a call. I'll help.

When we create hope and opportunity in the lives of others, we allow love, decency and promise to triumph over cowardice and hate.

When a woman has the opportunity to speak truth to power, it's important that she does, even if it's just trying to get a crosswalk in her neighborhood. That's how social change happens!

A strong mentor can help a young woman find and advance in the career of her dreams that otherwise may have seemed impossible.

Most of my friends that I know now [were sexually assaulted] stayed silent. And I see that still happening today. A lot of women will stay silent and not share what happened to them.

Women's voices aren't heard often enough. Congress should reflect the population, but with only 20 percent women in the Senate and 18 percent in the House, it just doesn't.

I believe transparency in government is key to restoring our nations faith in its elected leaders.

I don't think clients you represented as an associate are relevant ... I think how you vote is relevant.

As a lawyer you never speak with emotion. It's about the precise facts.

Never pause unless you have a reason for it, but when you pause, pause as long as you can.

Always it’s Spring)and everyone’s in love and flowers pick themselves.

Confidence is a fine trait. Over-confidence isn't.

I grew up on film sets but more around the process of making films. I saw a lot of the editing process and the writing process, which takes years. That really affected me growing up, that side of it.

A dream doesn't become a goal until you write it down.

The human longing for story is so powerful, so primitive, that it seems like something not learned, but locked into our genes.

In middle age I've begun to embrace stress reducing behaviors. Just in doing yoga, for example, my health has improved dramatically.

The line between angry young woman and grumpy old lady is very fine.

You've got to remember, Vermont is a lot of beautiful mountains with valleys and small brooks that run into bigger rivers.

To myself alone do I owe my fame. [Fr., Je ne dois qu'a moi seul toute ma renommee.]