I believe that Brazil was prepared to elect a woman. Why? Because Brazilian women achieved that. I didn't come here by myself, by my own merits. We are a majority here in this country.
A vast majority of Republicans are on the record saying that they believe the Violence Against Women Act should be reauthorized. Let me be clear: I believe that Violence Against Women Act must be reauthorized.
When I graduated from Brown after majoring in women's studies, I made my first PBS documentary, 'Women of Substance.' My first feature documentary was called 'American Hollow,' which I did for HBO and was at the Sundance Film Festival.
It took the Gulf War to demonstrate that America did want more than one friend in the Mideast, and also was willing to take and make major risks to prevent a small Muslim country, Kuwait, from being overrun and in effect stolen by Iraq.
The war was declared over - the end of major combat operations - in May 2003. Release procedures got under way immediately; reducing the population from 8,000 to just over 300, of course, requires fewer military police soldiers.
When the women's liberation movement began, when people began protesting against the Vietnam War, civil rights movement, at the beginning of those movements, the majority of the country was not with them, did not believe in the basic principles of an...
A great book remains eternally in one’s memory as today’s legend.
Time is a great teacher, but Cosmic Ordering is a great provider.
Great science emerges out of great contradiction.
My name is one best whispered in terror in a dark corner.
The lights grow brighter as the earth lurches away from the sun.
I wasn't actually in love, but I felt a sort of tender curiosity.
Life is much more successfully looked at from a single window.
Irony is the attendant of hope and the fuel of hope is innocence.
It's iron that can sharpen iron; wood cannot do that.
Sometimes it takes a little madness to fulfill great things.
Diversity, not uniformity, is what works.
Believe in yourself, you can do great things!
The birth of a new born baby is a great joy.
Life begins at the day of birth. Birthday is a great day of honour.
Prayer is a great opportunity to receive grace from God.
