It is so difficult to do any work nonviolently if you don't have the constant awareness of someone who is greater than you are - someone greater who will not just fight for you but who is there to console you.

It’s time for women to stop being politely angry.

You can tell people of the need to struggle, but when the powerless start to see that they really can make a difference, nothing can quench the fire.

If any changes were to be made in society it had to be by the mothers.

Religion by itself was not meant to be a divisive tool. All of our religious teachings have similar rules, such as a commitment to peace and nonviolence, and care for women and widows and orphans. What has destroyed a coming together is men's interpretation of religion.

Leadership is standing with your people. People say you have to live to fight another day, but sometimes you have to show you are a true leader.

The world is upside down, it's going to take a lot of hands to turn it right side up.