Man is not by nature a tyrant, but becomes a tyrant by power conferred on him.

Any great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.

The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation, because in the degradation of women, the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source.

I have no idea of submitting tamely to injustice inflicted either on me or on the slave. I will oppose it with all the moral powers with which I am endowed. I am no advocate of passivity.

I long for the day my sisters will rise, and occupy the sphere to which they are called by their high nature and destiny.

In the marriage union, the independence of the husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.

If our principles are right, why should we be cowards?

The legal theory is, that marriage makes the husband and wife one person, and that person is the husband.

Liberty is not less a blessing, because oppression has so long darkened the mind that it can not appreciate it.

Truth for authority, not authority for truth.

I grew up so thoroughly imbued with women's rights that it was the most important question of my life from a very early day.

Patience . . . speaks of a person’s steadfastness under provocation . . .enduring ill-treatment without anger or thought of retaliation or revenge.

This Captain had been brought up in Istanbul. His mind was made of minarets and domes. He capped himself with spacious ease. He was his own call to prayer.

Courage ought to have eyes as well as arms.

My little brother Paul. He owns his own floor sanding business called Silly P Hardwood Floors and hes really good.

Schools cannot shut their gates and leave the outside world on the doorstep.

I like the TV format. I like how fast it is.

I'm always sorry when pleasant things end. Something still pleasanter may come after, but you can never be sure.

Don't wait to forgive until you feel like forgiving; you will never get there. Feelings take time to heal after the choice to forgive is made.

The trouble with going crazy is that you have to go around making it up to everyone afterwards. It seems they should be making something up to you.

Digital television is no longer a probability, it is a certainty.