Keep pressure on Iran, because pressure works.
Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence.
Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land.
Leadership is not about having the charisma or speaking inspirational words, but about leading with example.
I firmly believe today that the only way to stop violence against women is to speak out and refused to be silenced.
Women are not just victims; they are survivors and leaders on the community-level backlines of peace and stability.
War is not a computer-generated missile striking a digital map. War is the color of earth as it explodes in our faces, the sound of child pleading, the smell of smoke and fear. Women survivors of war are not the single image portrayed on the television screen, but the glue that holds families and countries together. Perhaps by understanding women, and the other side of war. . . we will have more humility in our discussions of wars. . . perhaps it is time to listen to womens side of history.
William Blake really is important, my cornerstone. Nobody ever told me before he did that childhood was such a damned serious business.
My mom's been married three times; my dad has been married a lot. I didn't really see my dad that much.
I'm in a band, and we play music. And that's sort of my way of still being a rock star.
Be the hunter, not the hunted: Never allow your unit to be caught with its guard down.