“It's funny how heterosexuals have lives and the rest of us have "lifestyles.”

“I am a warrior in the time of women warriors; the longing for justice is the sword I carry.”

“We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.”

“It is not where we are that matters nor what we have, it is what we do with where we are and what we have.”

“We each sell alittle piece of happiness. You are elevating someone's spirit in some way, and to do that you have to understand the source of their angst and then you have to frame your product as a solution.”

“Try living your life to the fullest. If you won't then, what's the point of living?”

“. . . But experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire. That will, wherever it finally leads, does at least move you forward. And after a time you may recognize that the proper measure of success is not how much you've closed the distance to some far-off goal but the quality of what you've done today.”