First we forgive ourselves, then we forgive others and life itself.

It is such a teaching in itself for us, all of us, every moment when we're with anyone.

The person who takes the first step in a conflict toward the other, those are brave people.

I have noticed if I pull from fear or despair about the state of the world, I get tired, ineffective, afraid and sometimes mean-spirited.

Recognition of the harm that patriarchy has caused to people and the planet does not mean that men are wrong and women are right; rather it is a call for new organizational forms and for relishing gender differences within a context of equality.

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

Talking to each other instead of talking about each other is not some kind of nicey-nice (ph) idea. It's the difference between societies falling apart and societies getting something wonderful done.