Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.

There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.

I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.

The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.

As they become known to and accepted by us, our feelings and the honest exploration of them become sanctuaries and spawning grounds for the most radical and daring of ideas.

It takes courage...to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.

Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.

There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbors will say.

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.

Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.

Hollywood is a place where people from Iowa mistake each other for movie stars.

My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he could hate that too.

You bring out the best in yourself by looking for the best in others.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.