The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.

You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.

You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want.

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Hollywood brides keep the bouquets and throw away the grooms.

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.

It ain't over 'til it's over.

I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.

The traditional ways were wrongly disowned by Christianity - in hindsight, medicine men were not demons but very important counsellors in the community.

You are like my little dog; when people see you, they know I am nearby.

Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you.

A woman can be over dressed but never over elegant.

If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be.

In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.

In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.

I like to think of myself at home in the armchair, writing, smoking and occasionally wandering down the shop.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.

I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.

So many women just don't know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the inside.