I didn't want to be discriminated against because of my gender and status. I promised myself I was never going to be treated as a second-class citizen.

I don't think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.

A man who gets divorced is not forever going to be talked about for it. There are very different standards that we have for women than we have for men.

I am not just a celebrity, I'm a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.

Bush and Blair combined their efforts to deceive both nations in a carefully coordinated manner, more so than anyone is willing to point out in the media.

Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the war. People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.

I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.