Self-esteem wasn't the issue for my parents or their parents. Survival was their primary goal.

When we place ourselves in a position of judgment, then we turn ourselves into oppressors. Healthy self-esteem cannot exist side-by-side with oppression of any kind.

What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.

I think the power of persuasion would be the greatest superpower of all time.

People who get Nobel prizes aren't necessarily the most imaginative of people. People who sometimes find a system, develop a system, do very useful work.

The last time I was in a gym, Dukakis was running for president.

I'm a horrible girlfriend. I always was. I'm great at the beginning, because I can be very romantic.

No Utopia is Utopia for everyone

The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree I planted; they have torn me, and I bleed. I should have known what fruit would spring from such a seed.

The end doesn't justify the means.

Doing a job RIGHT the first time gets the job done. Doing the job WRONG fourteen times gives you job security.

I still hate [the Eagles]…. There’s levels of evil in it to me.