You are the one that you are looking for.

It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.

Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.

If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.

I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.

Tomorrow belongs to those of us who conceive of it as belonging to everyone; who lend the best of ourselves to it, and with joy.

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.

If I cannot air this pain and alter it, I will surely die of it. That's the beginning of social protest.

One positive thought is the victory you need today!

The only thing more dangerous than an idea is a belief.

An uncertain warrior is no warrior at all.

There's a fine line between being a sicko and an adventurous spirit.

'If you let a bully come in and chase you out of your front yard, he'll be on your porch and the next day he'll rape your wife in your own bed.

Do we spend most of our days trying to remember or to forget? Do we spend most of our time running towards or away from our lives?

Masturbation is a democratic pleasure, practiced by rich and poor, young and old, married and single.

Don't believe everything you see on VH1.

My gut was always that if I taught students poetry, I would give too much of myself to them and have nothing left.