Nothing could have prepared me for the realization that I was a mother ... when I knew I was still in a state of uncreation myself.

The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet.

Change is not a threat to your life, but an invitation to live.

There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep and still be counted as warriors.

My heart is moved by all I cannot save: so much has been destroyed I have to cast my lot with those who age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world.

We must use what we have to invent what we desire.

Courage is not defined by those who fought and did not fall, but by those who fought, fell and rose again.

The beauty of darkness is how it lets you see.

If you are trying to transform a brutalized society into one where people can live in dignity and hope, you begin with the empowering of the most powerless. You build from the ground up.

Until we know the assumptions in which we are drenched, we cannot know ourselves.

Language is power... Language can be used as a means of changing reality.

to always staying on top of the tables, you have to act like a champion.

Some beautiful opportunities are like birds. They may be there but only till the next second!

Katrina Kaif is doing very well for herself and I'd like to wish her a very Happy Birthday

I'm trained to difficulties; difficulties can't be eliminated from life.

I think that the people in Indiana want to see more jobs, more opportunity. And they want to make sure that Washington listens to them.

People say it takes a village to raise a child. People ask me how my daughter is doing. She’s only doing good if your daughter’s doing good. We’re all one family.

Well, for instance, when I left her today, she put her arms around me and felt my shoulder blades, to see if my wings were strong, she said.

I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned affectation. It's like decal stuck up on a person.

Love's tongue is in the eyes.

Anybody who tries to change society without examining the family is trying to push a shadow without moving a statue.