Women find ways to give sense and meaning to daily life--ways to be useful in the community, to keep mind active and soul growingeven while they change diapers and cook vegetables.

No revolution creates a wholly new universe. Rather, it reflects the history and culture that spawned it.

We are a society that values a man for what he does in the world, a woman for how she looks.

The ideal visions of one age eventually are seen as its excesses by the next.

For those who have lived on the edge of poverty all their lives, the semblance of poverty affected by the affluent is both incomprehensible and insulting.

Intimacy. We hunger for it, but we also fear it.

The structure of the family is not born in nature but in human design. What we can do, we can also undo.

Sometimes we choose a friend who mirrors our fantasies, dreams of a self we wish we could be.

The depth of a friendship - how much it means to us ... depends, at least in part, upon how many parts of ourselves a friend sees, shares and validates.

Indeed, it is that ambiguity and ambivalence which often is so puzzling in women

I romanticize life the way artists see scenery or a dreamer gazes up at the stars.

This mysterious path is described in the holy books, but it cannot be found simply by the study of sacred texts. It is found by the grace and guidance of an accomplished teacher.

Mars and my own stupidity keep trying to kill me.

Happiness comes in many forms. Whether through a passion for something or someone, it makes no difference. The results are the same: you live.

Anytime a fan touches you, you have the right to beat the hell out of him

As an actor it's easy to be so self-critical, saying to yourself: "Am I good enough? Am I good looking enough? Am I smart enough?" Yet here I am, so I'm lucky.

In a world of regret, sacrifice and hardship, laughter and music are medicine.

True leadership must have follower-ship. Management styles can vary, but even an autocrat needs people who believe and simply don't follow from fear.

Wow, you survived a blackout. You're made of stronger stuff than ice cream.

The busier you get, the more you get done.