There never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers.

The people turn to a benevolent rule as water flows downwards, and as wild beasts fly to the wilderness.

A fast way to demolish relationships, shatter credibility and disrespect yourself is by not following through when you say you are going to do something.

When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself.

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics.

The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past was troubling. I longed for a future, too, with hope in it. The desire to be free, awakened my determination to act, to think, and to speak.

Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special...

Let no guilty man escape, if it can be avoided. No personal considerations should stand in the way of performing a public duty.

Thinking too well of people often allows them to be better than they otherwise would.