The absurd duty, too often inculcated, of obeying a parent only on account of his being a parent, shackles the mind, and prepares it for a slavish submission to any power but reason.

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!

I'm a survivor, " I said. But I didn't think that claim would carry much weight in an obituary.

My God, these folks don't know how to love -- that's why they love so easily.

There was no sign of any life, just erratic hints of a faded sun peeking down with sorrow on the dead world it once nourished.

I built a phenomenal company; if we could run America the way I ran my company, we'd be proud of it.

Writers, and particularly female writers, have to fight for the conditions they need to work.

Beyond matter is spirit and in spirit there is nothing but love.

An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer. In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.

Nowhere in history has the white man been brotherly toward anyone.

Money, like any other force such as electricity, is amoral and can be used for either good or evil.

Follow effective action with quiet reflection.