"Courage to be is the key to revelatory power of the feminist revolution."

"'God's plan' is often a front for men's plans and a cover for inadequacy, ignorance, and evil."

"It is the creative potential itself in human beings that is the image of God."

"Why indeed must 'God' be a noun? Why not a verb - the most active and dynamic of all."

"Secessionists, whether in Scotland, Catalonia, Quebec or anywhere else, invariably assume that a person must either be Scottish or British, Catalan or Spanish, Quebecois or Canadian. What about those who feel they are both?"

"The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens."

"I'm fighting the label of 'Black' actress simply because it's very limiting in people's eyes, especially people who are making movies."

"A million words were going through my head and honestly I didn't say one of them. I wanted to let it sit, simmer, you know I wanted to soak it all in - the moment was amazing."