There is no change without sacrifice.

Why is it immoral to be paid for an act that is perfectly legal if done for free?

Male privilege and entitlement are dying a very painful death; no one gives up power without a struggle.

The more I know about men the more I like dogs.

There are some people who still feel threatened by strong women. That's their problem. It's not mine.

Do not let adversity break you. Think of it as a learning experience that will make you stronger.

There are endless new variations on how to hurt a woman physically, emotionally, financially, and socially.

When you're fighting for civil rights, it's sometimes two steps forward and one step back. Civil rights are an evolution; and you have to bring people along.

There still is a war on women in terms of politicians in Washington and the state legislatures trying to eliminate any rights we have fought to win and that the Supreme Court has afforded us.

Fighting injustice keeps you young.

Eventually I figured out there was something systematic in the way women are treated.

To be or not to be, that is the choice

I love the big fresh starts, the clean slates like birthdays and new years, but I also really like the idea that we can get up every morning and start over.

A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can't do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do.

New York lost a classic. Carmine was an old school New Yorker.

Poets... are literal-minded men who will squeeze a word till it hurts.

I'm down to sell records but not my soul.

Don't matter what they throw at us. Only angry people win football games.

There was hell in her eyes! She was worn and jaded Her soul is at war with the life she has led. As I looked on that face so strangely faded I wonder God did not strike me dead.

If one avoids haughtiness to the utmost extent and is exceedingly humble, he is termed a saint, and this is the standard of saintliness.

I prepare myself very intensely. I am at the theatre four hours before the performance. It allows for complete concentration and preparation.