I have no sympathy for those who, under any pressure of circumstances, sacrifice their heart's-love for legal prostitution.

Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare.

Women, like men, must be educated with a view to action, or their studies cannot be called education.

I certainly had no idea how little faith Christians have in their own faith till I saw how ill their courage and temper can stand any attack on it.

Marriage ... is still the imperfect institution it must remain while women continue to be ill-educated, passive, and subservient.

You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.

The imagination, once awakened, must and will work, and ought to work

My own feeling of concern arises from seeing how much moral injury and suffering is created by the superstitions of the Christian mythology.

It is hard to tell which is worse; the wide diffusion of things that are not true, or the suppression of things that are true.

it matters infinitely less what we do than what we are.

I saw no poor men, except a few intemperate ones. I saw some very poor women; but God and man know that the time has not come for women to make their injuries even heard of.

Who is to decide which is the grimmer sight: withered hearts, or empty skulls?

I could never kill myself. I approve of suicide if you have horrible health. Otherwise it's the ultimate hissy fit.

This night felt like a last hurrah, like we could blaze our brightest, at the apex of our insane adolescence. This was our Mardi Gras before the dark days of Lent.

Taking this view, it is possible to see financial markets as a laboratory for testing hypotheses, albeit not strictly scientific ones. The truth is, successful investing is a kind of alchemy.

In a perfect world we don't want to be overly dependent on any single asset or be so dependent on the cycle or where one asset is the bulk of this company.

Men only act in a state of necessity and usually only recognise necessity in a situation of crisis.

We have advanced far enough to say that democracy is a way of life. We have yet to realize that it is a way of personal life and one which provides a moral standard for personal conduct.

Good judgment, common sense, and reason all fly out the window when emotions kick down your door.

I don't think women's prisons are environments for dance routines, and I don't think mass murder is humorous.

To succeed in any field, Our enthusiasm-eyes must sparkle and our enthusiasm-hearts Must dance.