Life is like a school; one can learn, one can graduate, one can skip a grade or stay behind.

See what's happening to our sisters around the world. I'm very interested in the protection of women globally.

We must pay attention to the voice that calls us out of the safety zone.

There is an art to grieving. To grieve well the loss of anyone or anything--a parent, a love, a child, an era, a home, a job--is a creative act. It takes attention and patience and courage. But many of us do not know how to grieve. We were never taught, and we don't see examples of full-bodied grieving around us. Our culture favors the fast-food model of mourning--get over it quick and get back to work; affix the bandage of "closure" and move on.

I'm not naive. I know how hard it is to get along.

I actually don't think we're more divided than we were.

I would say to women, always question what you're empowering yourself for and what are you claiming power for.