Men’s actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education.

Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting.

It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.

Either you’re the one erasing or you’re the one being erased.

You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men.

Technology is nothing. What’s important is that you have a faith in people, that they’re basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they’ll do wonderful things with them.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking… is freedom.

My own eight children all march to the beat of their inner music, and in some cases, it is definitely far away from what I hear. I’ve had to honor their instincts and their choices, and merely guided them out of harm’s way until they could be their own guides.

Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.

I wouldn’t say I’m a feminist, but I don’t like girls pretending to be stupid because it’s easier.

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

Courage is found in unlikely places.

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

I’ve never had a dislike for men. I’ve been badly treated by some. But I’ve been loved greatly by some. I married a lot of them.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.

Men and women do think differently, and frankly, we don’t understand each other. Not at all! But that’s what makes relationships so amazing.

It’s empowering to know I am doing something, I am taking a stand, I am disrupting.

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

I find only freedom in the realms of eccentricity.

Talking isn’t doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds.

I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you believe in yourself and you believe that you’re a person of influence and a person of purpose, I believe you can rise up out of any situation.

Living in America and, of course, just being women in general, we’ve got more strength than we think we do.

I have only one counsel for you – be master.

If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.

One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

Every action needs to be prompted by a motive.

It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people’s lives.

Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself as he is?

Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.

There are people in the world who have skills and strength and talent that I will never have. Never. These notions that you can ‚be whatever you want to be as long as you want it bad enough‘ are not true. They are fairy tales.

When I’m in management meetings when we’re deciding my future, those decisions are left up to me. I’m the one who has to go out and fulfill all these obligations, so I should be able to choose which ones I do or not. That’s the part of my life where I feel most in control.

I hold a lot of things in. I’m always making sure everybody is okay. I usually don’t rage; I usually don’t curse. So for me, it’s a great thing to be able to scream and say whatever I want.

I know so many people who feel hopeless, and they ask me, ‚What should I do?‘ And I say: ‚Act. Do something.‘ Because that is the best medicine against sadness and depression.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

As far as a glass ceiling, I feel that all you can do is give it your absolute best with whatever gifts the universe has given you. And if you make it in some way that other people can recognize, that’s fine. But even if you don’t quote-unquote make it, you’re fine if you’ve given it your whole heart and soul.

For most of my life I let women do the driving and was happy to let them.

It’s rare for anyone to value the opinions of a teenage girl.

I learned to fly a few years ago in England. It’s the only place I’m completely alone – up in the air, detached from everything.

A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.

When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room.

Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.

We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is, freedom, democracy and the fight against disease, poverty and terrorism.

This lady is not for turning.

Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.

I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman’s equality with man that she be the decision-maker, that her choice be controlling.

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.

I think there’s more women that watch me than men, but I don’t look at myself as just a minister to women. My ministry began that way, but I really feel like the Word of God is for everybody.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.

Innovation can only occur where you can breathe free.

Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be precise and perfect in all their actions.

My goal is just to be respected as a man when I walk down the street with my family. I don’t care what your job is, you’re not gonna talk down to me, you’re not gonna try to get a rise out of me. I’m a man first. And in establishing that, some interesting things have happened.

While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who are to inhabit them. It has created palaces, but it was not so easy to create noblemen and kings.

I think people should be allowed to do anything they want. We haven’t tried that for a while. Maybe this time it’ll work.

It was that which gave promise that in due time the weights should be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and that all should have an equal chance. This is the sentiment embodied in that Declaration of Independence.

In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body.

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.

All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.