The political environment we create matters because a disturbed person cannot always tell the difference between explosive rhetoric and explosive actions.

When women and men can shed an equal quantity of tears in public, that's when we'll have equal power.

The Republican agenda is, and always has been, to repeal Roe v. Wade, and at the very least, erode it to the greatest extent possible.

It's time for women to wake up, to use the power of the vote, to honor the suffragists who chained themselves to the White House fence so that women could vote.

Susan B. Anthony must be turning in her grave if she knew that millions of women who have the right to vote are not exercising it. Why? Because they haven't got the interest or the time, or they have just given up hope.

To equate a corporation with a person is a travesty of justice.

When people have lost their jobs or are afraid of losing their jobs in the future, they lash out. They want others to know about their fears, their pain.

Are there really good wars and bad wars? We thought so during World War II, and in retrospect, we were right. But in Vietnam, and Iraq we were wrong.

Why can't the world be like a summer day, when I thought that health care would be an ethical decision and wars existed only to be stopped?

The very qualities that make it harder for women to get elected - not being part of the old boy's network - gives them the advantage of having fresh, and yes, clean faces.

The death of a famous person is different from the death of a loved one, whether it is Michael Jackson, Frank McCourt, or Walter Cronkite. We didn't know any of them personally, and yet, we experience a sense of loss.

When a man interrupts a woman in mid-sentence, it reveals much about him. First, it shows he hasn't been listening to what she is saying, and secondly, it indicates that he doesn't want to listen to what she will say. Her views are not important.

Poor privileged white men. Their stranglehold on power is slowly being loosened.

Life experience is not something to be denied, but to be celebrated.

What works for a man, still does not work for a woman - both in terms of how they see themselves and how we see them.

Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait.

People say I'm too skinny, but if I gain a little weight, they say I look chubby. You can't please everyone. As long as you're happy, that's all that matters.

The most beautiful people are those who are truly themselves, and that's what I want to show my fans.

The song 'Tyler Durden' is about the movie 'Fight Club,' so obviously, it's not a personal experience, but I love that song. It's my favorite song.

My everyday scent is a unisex perfume by Le Labo.

I always make sure my lashes look cute.

'Dear Society' really is my letter to society where I express the anguish I've been caused from such an image-based industry and culture we live in.

We don't really have any big family traditions; just spending time with each other is the most important part.

I'm not perfect. I'm not polished.

My weirdest scent association is probably Axe Body Spray, because every boy I know wears that stuff, and the smell is so specific! And the loud noise when you spray it! My little brother used to wear it, and the whole house would reek of it for days.

It's your career, your face, your name. You have to be in control because if something gets messed up or something doesn't look how you want it to, you're the only one to blame.

I take off my makeup with coconut oil some nights. It sounds like it would clog your pores, but I swear it's saved my skin.

90% of my clothes are from vintage stores. It's not about where you buy but how you look.

I only have a stylist when I go to big events, but even then, I give them moodboards to show exactly how I want to look, so I'm mostly in control. I dress myself on a daily basis, though.

I want to be role model for people to be like, 'I don't need a major label to be a successful artist and to have a successful song.'

I actually wash my face with Johnson's Baby Shampoo. It's the best face wash. I swear, it's so good! I mean, think about it. It's made for a baby's head. It smells so good, it's sensitive, and it gives you a super clean feeling.

I would like to perform at the Nassau Coliseum; that's the goal.

Do what you want to do, and don't feel pressure to do what other people want.

I use the Tatcha Cleansing Oil. That's probably what I splurge on the most.

Not every girl who wears makeup feels like, 'Oh, I'm so ugly without it.' I wear makeup because it's fun to put on, and I feel pretty with it on.

When you're walking in heels in a long dress, you're bound to fall at some point.

A lot of people are really focused on me. I always say, 'Why focus on someone more than yourself?'

I think it's important for people to be themselves and express themselves through their makeup or their hair or their perfume or whatever it may be.

I'm so proud of 'As She Pleases.' It's a really personal record, and I put so much of myself into it that; it feels like I am sharing part of my soul with the world by releasing it.

To my younger self, I would say not to be so hard on yourself. I think that you are your biggest critic.

I've always had a passion for music - it's a real part of me.

I wanted to convey the message of how I do what I want and how I run my own business, and I'm a woman in charge. I want all of my fans to know that that's possible and feel empowered when they listen to my music.

The worst thing any of us can do for our self-esteem is compare ourselves to others, and that's especially true of women.

I want to do things that are true to me and give people a sense of who I am.

One thing I love about Lady Gaga is I feel like her sound is always evolving and changing with her and her phases of life.

I want to get a master's degree in... psychology.

There will be slow songs, sad songs, happy songs, songs about boys, and songs about being who you are. I'm making sure I'm happy with all of the songs, because if I am not happy with them, I can't expect anyone else to be, you know?

I like when my freckles show or when I do shoots and they accentuate them. It's such a compliment.

I have a very intrusive life, I guess you could say. I think that a lot of people know too much about me, truthfully.

Something that I've learned to love about myself is my freckles. I used to absolutely hate them; I even looked into ways I could get them removed.