Men, in general, seem to employ their reason to justify prejudices...rather than to root them out.

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!

Learn how to learn...then start learning

I grew up with just my mum and sister, so I respect women a lot.

The universe is completely balanced and in perfect order. You will always be compensated for everything that you do.

The most dreadful thing of all is that many millions of people in the poor countries are going to starve to death before our eyes. We shall see them doing so upon our television sets.

Self-acceptance has been a blessed by-product of middle age.

I hang in there all the time. I'm not afraid to be taken out. I think that's the biggest thing to do-just stay in there on the double play.

I'm so southern Ohio. And Cleveland is a different world, you know?

Television: The device that brings into your living room characters you would never allow in your living room.

I scoop Emmy winners like kitty litter.

The thing that makes countries want to pursue some kind of nuclear deterrent is precisely the fact that they feel threatened.