Whenever you take a step forward, you are bound to disturb something.

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance... and courage.

Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision.

To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and her personality.

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.

I don't mind if my life goes in the service of the nation. If I die, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation.

Women sometimes go too far, it's true. But it's only when you go too far that others listen.

To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.

Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist.

That's what makes life so hard for women, that instead of thinking that this is the way things are, we always think it's the way we are.

I wouldn't steal anything because stealing is wrong. If I had to, I'd steal a caged bird and set it free.

Why was I condemned to live in a democracy where every fool's vote is equal to a sensible man's?

Everyone's future is, in reality, uncertain and full of unknown treasures from which all may draw unguessed prizes.

In New York people don't go to the theatre - they go to see hits.

The price of eternal vigilance is indifference.

Don't wait for anything; simply because what you are waiting for may never come!

If you're alone with nothing to do, the quality of your experience really plummets.

We'll not be sending anyone into space before it is safe and the vehicle is well and truly tested.