“On every continent, there are girls who will go on to change the world in ways we can only imagine, if only we allow them the freedom to dream.”

The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer.

History doesn’t always move in a straight line. Sometimes it zigs and zags.

A nation that can’t control its energy sources can’t control its future.

It’s important to make sure that we’re talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.

It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy.

When our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act.

In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.

We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect.

While we breathe, we will hope.

I’m a warrior for the middle class.

The best judge of whether or not a country is going to develop is how it treats its women

The best judge of whether or not a country is going to develop is how it treats its women

You can put lipstick on a pig. It’s still a pig.

Change is never easy, but always possible.

Who you are and who you love should never be a fireable offense.

You might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

If we give a little love, maybe we can change the world.

Every time you’re faced with something ugly, focus on something beautiful. What you focus on expands. Only you can change your reality.

Everytime the leaves are changing it’s the loneliest time of the year.

We are tapping into what the world wants: to be a part of change.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

The willingness to show up changes us, It makes us a little braver each time.

Russia is the biggest country in the world. It would be very difficult to surround it, and the world is changing so fast that it would basically be impossible, even in theory.