Elinor agreed with it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

Your actions will always be what the world sees, but people who choose to see through God's eyes will always have the compassion to understand why.

You cannot spill a drop of American blood without spilling the blood of the whole world.... We are not a nation, so much as a world.

Our responsibility is to love God and to love our neighbour which is what Jesus taught and it's also what Judaism taught - and that would make sense because Jesus was Jewish.

I have always loved trouser suits. It's something I absolutely believe in for women.

Practice humility constantly. Whenever you start to think well of yourself, push those thoughts aside. Whenever you think ill of yourself, push those thoughts aside.

One thing I certainly never was made for, and that is to put principles on and off at the dictation of a party, as a lackey changes his livery at his master's command.

Radio is very popular [in Britain], but it doesn't connect us in the same way. It seems to have this community function.

Usually the male control and domination that tends to be in our genes gets around a powerful woman who has the ability to make choices different from guys, it throws you off and you get frustrated.

I am fighting a fight against oppression where the poor and women are being violated

I work for myself, which is fun. Except when I call in sick, I know I'm lying.