the two major parties too often present us with a choice of the evil of two lessers.

I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs.

I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy.

Stewardesses are still paid so little that in many cases, new hires qualify for food stamps.

I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership.

I want to reach young women and to get them involved in the mission of the YWCA, economic empowerment of women and girls, and ending racism.

Advice and consent does not mean rubber stamp in the Senate.

The opposition has moved from a blaming the victim to blaming the victim's advocate's statistics. Irrespective of what the numbers are, it's far too many.

More than 10,000 ballots in Miami-Dade County have been rejected by some machine without any opportunity for a human being to take a look. That is just not right.

Violence may be a good focus to organize around, but we have to look at women's lives in our entirety.

In any grass-roots campaign, building an ongoing base of support is as important as winning the ultimate goal.

Simplicity is the beauty of all creation.

Escape from the cage of beliefs Spread the wings of love, Now fly in your sky of imagination.

We cannot prepare our fate, but we can stir it up.

But sometimes genius is anything but rarefied

I was a nerd academically. But I was also an athlete and a musician. I never wanted to be shut out of any situation. I think it was that more than anything.

Absolute certainty is not something I strive for anymore. I've learned the hard way that destiny usually looks upon our most strident convictions with amusement, or perhaps even pity.

Think about the decade after Iraq, not just the day after.

My life is nothing like my videos. I'm definitely not walking around with lots of hot women, as I am in my videos.

Stick with me, kids. It's about to get so good... -A

It is character that counts in a nation as in a man.