All my life I had believed that unless I was perfect I would not be loved.

If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them.

You don't have to have a man! Masturbation is especially useful for older women, because men die sooner than we do. And so: Use it or lose it. It's not critical that every woman wants to stay juiced up. But if they do, it's perfectly fine. It's a lot easier to feel sexy and perform safely when you're flexible and have a certain amount of strength left. If you keep moving - walking, staying strong, doing squats - then having sex is both safer and more pleasurable, and you feel more empowered and better about yourself.

Look what scares you in the face and try to understand it. Empathy is revolutionary.

Women are not forgiven for aging.

I feel like my honesty gives people the freedom to talk about things they wouldn't otherwise.

I never would've imagined in the first part of my life that I could've stood up and said anything. The war in Vietnam changed me. I was so angry. Some of my speeches probably weren't well considered.