The doctrine of blind obedience and unqualified submission to any human power, whether civil or ecclesiastical, is the doctrine of despotism, and ought to have no place among Republicans and Christians.

The concept of romantic love affords a means of emotional manipulation which the male is free to exploit, since love is the only circumstance in which the female is (ideologically) pardoned for sexual activity.

Kate Millet

I don't know whether to keep silent and let people think I am ignorant or open my mouth and release all doubts.

Source Unknown

Yeah, I've worked with a couple of female directors, now, and I think that they're amazing. As good or better than guy directors.

Alia Shawkat

The surest path to success is to learn to have a healthy relationship with failure. If we aren't failing, then we aren't doing anything interesting.

Kristen Lamb

I do eat well. I try to love my body. That is what I tell my daughter. I say, 'Love every bite of food. Love your body. We're all going to be dead soon.' Actually I don't say that last thing to her.

Helen Hunt

In truth, the only restrictions on our capacity to astonish ourselves and each other are imposed by our own minds.

David Blaine

The business side of film has goofed up so many things, but even that's changing. It happened to the music industry and now it's happening to the film studios. It's crazy what's going on. But artists should have control of their work especially if, as I always say, you never turn down a good idea and never take a bad idea.

David Lynch

It's very hard for a woman in comedy. It's hard for women to be bold and not care what anyone, particularly men, think. Maybe that is why so many women comics are lesbians.

Margaret Cho

His talent was as natural as the pattern that was made by the dust on a butterfly's wings. At one time he understood it no more than the butterfly did and he did not know when it was brushed or marred.

Ernest Hemingway

The realization, early in high school, that a particle behaved differently if observed or left alone.

Lara Santoro

A woman past forty should make up her mind to be young; not her face.

Billie Burke

People don't throw your bags out of windows because of lies; they throw them out because of the truth.

Russell Brand