No one can give us power. If we aren’t part of the process of taking it, we won’t be strong enough to use it.

Happy or unhappy, families are all mysterious. We have only to imagine how differently we would be described - and will be, after our deaths - by each of the family members who believe they know us.

Far too many people are looking for the right person, instead of trying to be the right person.

Work is valued by the social value of the worker.

The only thing I can't stand is discomfort.

One of our biggest problems in terms of effectiveness is that we have hopes, but our opposition has interests. We measure everything against our hopes, including politicians that we are voting for or choosing amongst. We don't measure up to our hopes ourselves. How can we expect anybody else to?

God knows (She knows) that women try.