What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities.
It is often when night looks darkest, it is often before the fever breaks that one senses the gathering momentum for change, when one feels that resurrection of hope in the midst of despair and apathy.
Leadership is about making the right decisions and the best decisions before, sometimes, they become entirely popular.
You can't keep snakes in your backyard and expect them only to bite your neighbors. Eventually, those snakes are going to turn on whoever has them in the backyard.
As long as there are those who are willing to shed blood and take innocent life in the name of religion, the name of God, the world will never know a true and lasting peace.
We need to understand that there is no formula for how women should lead their lives. That is why we must respect the choices that each woman makes for herself and her family.
I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what I decided to do was to fulfill my profession, which I entered before my husband was in public life.
I learned some valuable lessons about the legislative process, the importance of bipartisan cooperation, and the wisdom of taking small steps to get a big job done.
Never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world.
You have to be willing to take criticism seriously, but not personally. You have to hear what others say without being defensive. You have to challenge yourself constantly, asking, 'Am I wrong?'
Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.
Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. When you stumble, keep faith. When you're knocked down, get right back up. And never listen to anyone who says you can't or shouldn't go on.
You have to be true to yourself. You have to be enough in touch with who you are and what you want, how you want to live, and what's important to you, to make your decisions based on that.
Take criticism seriously, but not personally. If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let it roll right off you.
The worst thing that can happen in a democracy - as well as in an individual's life - is to become cynical about the future and lose hope.
Phụ nữ phải được đối xử công bằng và bình đẳng, không chỉ ở nơi làm việc mà còn trong tất cả các lĩnh vực của cuộc sống.
Nếu bạn làm việc, bạn phải nhận tiền bằng công lực của mình. Nếu bạn mang thai và không muốn sinh, bạn có quyền quyết định.
