There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white.

Never forget, the press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy. Professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard 100 times and never forget it.

When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal.

Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.

People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I earned everything I've got.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices.

I don't think a woman should be in any government job whatever. I mean, I really don't. The reason why I do is mainly because they are erratic and emotional.

I know you heard what you thought I said, but what I said isn't what I meant.

I was not lying. I said things that later on seemed to be untrue.

I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing.

When I retire I'm going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those boxes. There are things in there that ought to be burned.

Every morning the first thing I do is serve my husband a bowl full of praises. More then his stomach I try to keep his ego full.

The Soul's knowledge is lovingly gifted, just as you are presented with gifts - from those you love.

I like to stay home with my family.

Chinese culture in general is not very religious. Confucianism is more a code of ethics than a religion, and ancestor worship is a way for parents to control you even after theyre dead.

I have a lot of theories about the beneficial effects of fiction, but I'm always trying to get away from them a little bit.

You [Robespierre] will follow us soon. Your house will be beaten down and salt sown in the place where it stood.

There's so many bigger things in the world. The art world is such a tiny little thing compared to wars and migration crises. It's weird to be self-absorbed in it.

The insidiousness of science lies in its claim to be not a subject, but a method.

The key to success is not through achievement, but through enthusiasm.

A different drumbeat or some vocal overdub could completely transform the song.