Photography came as a substitute. I was painfully shy and found talking to people difficult; a camera in hand gave me a function, a reason to be somewhere, a witness, but not an actor.

I was very ill at ease with people in social situations, and I realized that if I photographed I wouldn't have to chat.

What I like so much about photography is precisely the moment that cannot be anticipated; one must be constantly on the alert, ready to acclaim the unexpected.

A photograph is not necessarily a lie, but it isn't the truth either. It's more like a fleeting, subjective impression.

I think I was shy as a young woman and realized that photography was an ideal way of expressing myself, of telling people what was going on without having to talk.

I feel concerned by what happens in the world.... I don't want to merely document; I want to know why a certain thing disturbs or attracts me and how a situation can affect the person involved.

Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, and fills up all the mighty void of sense.

All moral laws are merely statements that certain kinds of actions will have good effects.

I think the Democratic Party has the chronic problem of appearing to be weak, of not standing and fighting for what it believes in, not fighting for its own.

True hope is cleareyed. It sees all the difficulties that exist and all the potential for failure, but through that carves a realistic path to a better future.

You grow up by making mistakes. I've made a ton of them, but as long as I keep on failing better, I don't mind.

If it gets to the point where I actually physically cannot have a child, there's plenty of children in the world that need a stable home and loving parent. I'm so down for adoption.

Forever only takes its toll on some

I am used to controversies.

Have a vision. It is the ability to see the invisible. If you can see the invisible, you can achieve the impossible.

The real beginning of influence comes as others sense you are being influenced by them - when they feel understood by you - that you have listened deeply and sincerely, and that you are open.