When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this.

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My parents encouraged thought. You'll get through life better if you learn how to think.

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We who are interested in relative truth have to keep digging for it and not let ourselves be sucked under.

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The women's movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we'll never be able to count.

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My creativity and my political work are linked. I don't do this work out of guilt or out of responsibility.

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If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum.

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When an audience comes to one of my concerts, I hope they'll see themselves, somewhere, in one of the songs.

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Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt.

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When the students were killed at Kent State, the cast voted to do a demonstration from the stage, and I abstained.

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Once women are not excluded, I don't think any of us will give a damn what pronouns are used. That wasn't the point.

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