“I’ve always been like that; I give 100 percent. I can’t do it any other way.”

Our fears find us and force us to confront them over and over again.

People associate feminism with hate – with man hate – and that’s really negative.

There are incredible documentaries that tackle the issue of racial justice.

All of us are responsible for creating change, whatever industry you work in.

One thing we can all do to honour the struggle for racial justice in the US is to interrogate, understand and dismantle the racist structures of our own countries.

I am willing to be my biggest, bestest, most powerful self.

As women, we all face our own unique challenges, but we stand together on these steps today as a symbol of our determination and our commitment to progress.

As women, we all face our own unique challenges, but we stand together on these steps today as a symbol of our determination and our commitment to progress.

I do worry about the expectation to look a certain way.

Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong.

Feminism is equality: politically; culturally; socially; economically. That’s it, that simple.

Feminism is not here to dictate to you.

I’m excited about the aging process. I’m more interested in women who aren’t perfect. They’re more compelling.

If you believe in equality, you’re a feminist. Sorry to tell you.

Harry Potter is not twilight, you know; we’re not selling sex.

Don’t feel stupid if you don’t like what everyone else pretends to love.

I do not believe that things happen accidentally; I believe you earn them.

To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.

I am not a feminist, but I do believe in the strength of women.

The first man, who, after enclosing a piece of ground, took it into his head to say, This is mine, and found people simple enough to believe him, was the true founder of civil society.

Oblivion is full of people who allow the opinions of others to overrule their belief in themselves.

For this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.

I’m kind of a good girl – and I’m not. I’m a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I’m a bad girl because I like to tease. I know that I have sex appeal in my deck of cards. But I like to get people thinking. That’s what the stories in my music do.

I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy.