I can't bear to be around people who are bland or bored or uninterested (or to employ them).

Globalization ... is the most important change in the history of mankind, and often just the latest name for the conspiracy of the rich against the poor.

If I had to name a driving force in my life, I would name PASSION every time

The aging process is fascinating because it doesn't disturb me, because this is what it is supposed to be like. But I'll tell you what does - it's the lack of strength - you can't hold up suitcases and do it yourself. Loss of physical strength.

Women want to be free to choose from the same range of options that men take for granted. In our quest for equal pay, equal access to education and opportunities, we have made great strides. But until women can move freely and think freely in their homes, on the streets, in the workplace without the fear of violence, there can be no real freedom.

With fewer and fewer corporations controlling more and more of the world's trade, there is an ever greater need to know more about the practices of these large faceless organizations.

Consumers have not been told effectively enough that they have huge power and that purchasing and shopping involve a moral choice.