Women do not want power over men, they want power over themselves.

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.

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 beheld the wretch-the miserable monster whom I had created.

Shame internalized can lead to agony. Whereas shame let out can lead to freedom, or at least a funny story, which is a sort of freedom too.

Anything that tends to make us elated is inevitably going to throw us into depression.

One thing is undeniably clear. We have all had bad experiences, we have all had tragedies in our lives which help to shape who we are.

Never ponder to give today all that you have, if you hope for tomorrow to give you all that you need.

Driving yourself crazy is faster than walking.

I love a beautiful gown on stage, and luckily I've been fortunate to wear some amazing dresses.

Of little worth as life is when we misuse it, it is worth that effort. It would cost nothing to lay down if it were not.

Who would you talk to? That is the first question for almost any startup that you need to answer. Who is my user and where am I going to find them?

One of the things that's fascinating about making movies is a movie when it's done and you start showing it to people, it reveals its impact, which is often times not what you thought.

When I think of civil liberties I think of the founding principles of the country. The freedoms that are in the First Amendment. But also the fundamental right to privacy.