The higher mental development of woman, the less possible it is for her to meet a congenial male who will see in her, not only sex, but also the human being, the friend, the comrade and strong individuality, who cannot and ought not lose a single trait of her character.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Sir Winston Churchill

There's nothing like desire to prevent the things one says from having any resemblance to the things in one's mind.

Marcel Proust

The easiest way to solve a problem is to pick an easy one.

Franklin P. Jones

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

John Wooden

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Sa'di

If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable of mirth, and naturally disposed to it.

Joseph Addison

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.

Edward W. Howe

I am no mother, and I won't be one.

Brigitte Bardot

Only the young die good.

Oliver Herford

When our hatred is violent, it sinks us even beneath those we hate.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

I am in the process of trying to decide whether I can make a substantive and productive contribution to the policy-making process. I was always there because I wanted to work on the pressing issues of the day - I'm interested in energy, I'm interested in the climate bill and technology policy.

Charles F. Bass

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

Harry S. Truman