“Caring about someone as much as you care about yourself, and the critical eye that comes with it, are two strands that cannot be separated. Both engender a passion that makes the mother-daughter relationship perilous—and precious.”
“Real women don’t have flushes, they have power surges.”
“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we had when we created them.”
“Every phenomenon on earth is symbolic, and each symbol is an open gate through which the soul, if it is ready, can enter into the inner part of the world, where you and I and day and night are all one.”
“Peace, development and justice are all connected to each other. We cannot talk about economic development without talking about peace. How can we expect economic development in a battlefield?”
“Self-improvement begins with self-acceptance. All of life, everything else, has led up to this. This is your work now. It is the final step. Go for it.”
“We must be the change we wish to see.”
“Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.”
“A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.”
