The way to get things out of a government is to back them to the wall, put your hands to their throats, and you will get all they have.

I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality.

Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone.

Patriotism is not dying for one's country, it is living for one's country. And for humanity. Perhaps that is not as romantic, but it's better.

I do not want to be the angel of any home: I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality. After that is secured, then men and women can take turns being angels.

We meet all life's greatest tests alone.

Whatever is dirty, it is women's job to clean up, or drive some man to clean up, and that goes for everything from cellar to senate.

I suggest that there is a splendid way out of the difficulty of marriage, and that is my way - stay out.

When I first came to the House of Commons and walked out into the lobby, men sprang to their feet. I asked them to sit down since I'd come to walk around. I didn't want them doing me favours.

If the preservation of the home means the enslavement of women, economically or morally, then we had better break it.

I believe the preservation of the home in the future lies almost entirely in the hands of men.

Learn about the true powers of your heart, it’s not just pulsing blood throughout your entire body, but also communicating with every cell including those of your mind.

Throw off your grief, ' doubters imply, 'and we can all go back to pretending death doesn't exist, or at least is comfortably far away.

If we, as mothers, are not careful we can begin to find our identity in our children and their behavior

Mankind must live in harmony with one another.

Waiting was sometimes the most proactive thing a person could do.

With the Rhythm Kings, I can involve myself in arranging and producing the music as well as the choice of songs.

One of the Internet's strengths is its ability to help consumers find the right needle in a digital haystack of data.

I can't eat spaghetti. There's too many of them.

One has just to be oneself. That's my basic message. The moment you accept yourself as you are, all burdens, all mountainous burdens, simply disappear. Then life is a sheer joy, a festival of lights.

She often had to remind herself that she couldn't do everything alone. She wasn't always the best person for the job. Sometimes she got tunnel vision and forgot about what other people needed.