You may be pretty or plain, heavy or thin, gay or straight, poor or rich. But remember this: In an election, every voice is equally powerful -- don't underestimate your vote. Voting is the great equalizer.

You can't use up creativity, creative thinking builds on itself and increases the creativity of the thinker...You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.

I like to speak on matters which matter to human beings, and almost everything matters to human beings.

I'm a religious woman. And I feel I have responsibility. I have no modesty at all. I'm even afraid of it - it's a learned affectation and it's just stuck on me like decals.

You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.

Never, never let a person know you're frightened. And a group of them ... absolutely never. Fear brings out the worst in everybody.

It is sad but true that sometimes we need the tragedy to help us to see how human we are and how we are more alike than we are different.