Through therapy and a lot of thinking and writing my memoirs, I've been able to use my life as a lesson.

pragmatist that I am, I always meet necessity with enthusiasm.

The reality is sobering: in the United States one in three girls will become pregnant before age 20, totaling more than 750,000 girls per year.

Men fear that becoming 'we' will erase his 'I.' For women, our 'we' is our saving grace Women's relationships are like a renewable source of power.

If you allow yourself, you can become stronger in the very places that you've been broken.

Sleep is critical to me... at least eight or nine hours a night. I start to slow down my body and my mind at least 30 minutes before I get into bed. I don't watch any disturbing or invigorating TV at night. I also get energy from meditation practice and from eating healthy fresh food, only one cup of espresso in the morning, and not drinking too much.

My mother killed herself when I was 12. I won't complete that relationship. But I can try to understand her.