In the education of women, the cultivation of the understanding is always subordinate to the acquirement of some corporeal accomplishment.

I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.

Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?

The beginning is always today.

No man chooses evil because it's evil. He only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.

Women do not want power over men, they want power over themselves.

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!

You are my creator, but I am your master; Obey!

The source of infinite wisdom in this infinite universe is that you are blessed with infinite love.

A sobering thought: what if right at this very moment I am living up to my full potential?

The very damaging, frightening part of postpartum is the lack of perspective and the lack of priority and understanding what is really important.

I don't really know what inspires me to write the music I do, but usually, the music will set the tone for the lyrics.

Hollywood panders to the 18-to-34 crowd. That demographic doesn't care about race and the package it comes in. They care about the hottest chick. They just like hot chicks.

You can't pick up the telephone and say, 'Connect me with someone else who has a kid with leukemia.'

I'm worried about greenwashing. I think we should come down on it very, very hard, whether it's with criminal intent or actively deceptive.

I think everything Joni Mitchell did for music was big.

I shook my head and turned away, unable to hear this. “I’m leaving now. I really don’t want to see you again. Nothing personal. Well, yeah, actually it is.

I'm a registered Independent. But my brother says it's obvious that I'm a Republican sympathizer. Once I get in the voting booth, it doesn't matter.