Whenever one person stands up and says, “Wait a minute, this is wrong,” it helps other people do the same.

So whatever you want to do, just do it... Making a damn fool of yourself is absolutely essential.

The power of the state stops at our skins. They can't restrict contraception [or] abortion. They can't take our kidneys. Bodily integrity is a principle.

Many ideas have been transformed by adding one crucial adjective-women's bank, women's music, women's studies, women's caucus. That adjective did more than change a phrase. It implied a lot of new content: child care, flexible work hours, new standards of creditworthiness, new symbolism, new lyrics.

The point of the journey is not just healing. It's also recovering the truest, most spontaneous, joyful, and creative core of ourselves.

I don't want to die saying but, you know? There's so much I want to do, so I want more time.

If women could sleep their way to the top, there'd be a lot more women at the top.