"I think loss of loved ones is the hardest blow in life."

"One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally to the way you treat a man."

"When I look back at those pictures of my mother performing - and listen to her recordings - it makes me sad to think that all of that joy she found in her work came to an end. I wish she hadn't had to make that sacrifice, even if it was for the benefit of my father and siblings and me."

"The rejection that we all take and the sadness and the aggravation and the loss of jobs and all of the things that we live through in our lives, without a sense of humor, I don't know how people make it."

"Every time I hear, Cut. Print, something cold and electrical goes off in my head, because I'm never going to change that film."

"In the end, my pursuit of the elusive New York State driver's license became about much more than a divorced woman's learning to drive for the first time."

"The Republican argument that raising the debt ceiling encourages additional future spending is logically irresponsible. The debt ceiling has to be raised to authorize spending already approved by Congress. Despite that fallacy, the GOP has been able to score political points with its argument."

"While knowledge may provide useful point of reference, it cannot become a force to guide the future."