It is characteristic of genius to be hopeful and aspiring.

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.

Forgetfulness transforms every occurrence into a non-occurrence.

The most valuable things in a life are a man's memories. And they are priceless.

As we search as a nation for constructive ways to challenge racism and white supremacy, it is absolutely essential that progressive female voices gain a hearing.

The subject should be observed more for shape and color than for drawing... precise drawing is dry and hampers the impression of the whole, it destroys all sensations.

What's happened has happened, so what can we do to make it better for tomorrow and the day after? That's why we're here

Very suddenly. Yes, quite suddenly, I didn't feel like I could handle my feeling of aloneness.

I never thought I'd be making a living off of acting - it's still kind of a shock for my family and friends to see my face on TV every Wednesday night.

We make destiny with every turn, every choice.

What makes me fully alive is anything. Really just being alive is enough.

Hey, I'm like Aretha Franklin, I don't get no R -S -P -E -C -T around here!