I believe that change comes from the bottom, not the top.

A man can be called ruthless if he bombs a country to oblivion. A woman can be called ruthless if she puts you on hold.

It would help not to treat age as if it were any less of a pleasure than it was when we were six and saying, 'I'm six and a half.' You know, we could be saying, 'I'm fifty and a half' and say it with joy. Each age is different and has different discoveries and pleasures.

Writers - we're a little crazy about how much we care about it. We spend a lot of time fussing. At least, I do.

A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.

There is a naive belief that injustice only had to be pointed out in order to be cured.

You can't be what you can't see, so it's harder for women to say, "I'm going to be a [presidential] candidate," so we need to go to women who would be good candidates and say, "You would be a good candidate and I'll help you." It's not a passive question, it's not when will it happen, but an active question, when will we make it happen?