I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman.
Sometimes people are like, 'Do you want to play strong women?' I don't have to play strong women in order to feel like a strong woman myself, but I do feel it's important to play characters that are complex and interesting and believable.
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.
A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul.
America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman.