As my father would have said, I went through the college of hard knocks.

When you're fighting for civil rights, it's sometimes two steps forward and one step back. Civil rights are an evolution; and you have to bring people along.

I was a single mother when my child was little.

I'm not interested in dating. I like being with my own best friend, me. Certain women, particularly older women, cannot believe I like going to a social event by myself. But I do.

Do not let adversity break you. Think of it as a learning experience that will make you stronger.

Do feminists have a sense of humor? Yes.

I cannot take every case that people ask me to take.