Wouldn't take nothing for my journey now.

The most important thing is to DARE.

We can see, from California to New York, from Maine to Florida, Seattle to New Mexico - everywhere there are women's groups. Everywhere there are women who have gotten together to examine global warming, and women who have gotten together to prepare each other for single parenting - there are women who have come together to be supportive to those whose mates are in prison, male or female, partners are in prison. All sorts of gatherings of women. I mean, I'm just celebrating my 80th year on this planet, and I look back 50 years ago and there was nothing like that.

I will look after you and I will look after anybody you say needs to be looked after, any way you say. I am here. I brought my whole self to you. I am your mother.

While the rest of the world has been improving technology, Ghana has been improving the quality of man's humanity to man.

A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.