I literally would go to see Tina Turner any opportunity I had because being in the presence of Tina Turner was like being in the presence of transformative energy, and feminist transformative energy. I remember thinking to myself, whatever this is, it's revolution. Whatever this is, it's change embodied in a woman.
Eve EnslerI think violence against women in America has become ordinary - it's been made absolutely acceptable.
Eve EnslerThe only point of having power it seems to me is to empower others. The only point of leadership is to inspire.
Eve EnslerWhy don't we bring everyone up to be caring and compassionate, to believe that we are connected with everyone and everything around us?
Eve EnslerYou have visits, then you have disappearances. You enter, then you exit. You come, you go. It would be so great if you could just get to human enlightenment on a linear path.
Eve EnslerRock-and-roll was an example of change in the body of the culture. I think it's really what helped bring the anti-war movement to its peak and moved people into the streets to seize the day - the movement was the embodiment of what was happening in the music. This is what taught me that it was possible to bring art and activism together. Without that piece, that energetic embodiment piece, the rest is just intellectual construct.
Eve Ensler