An actress must be a woman whose emotional perceptions are true, and to make them so, she must have a fine contempt for any art or thought that betrays them for something false.

Tradition has made women cowardly.

Certainty is the most vivid condition of ignorance and the most necessarycondition for knowledge.

I may have not done History in high school but War cannot be ended by endless talks, only Cold War.

My history's not very good, but did David win?

There was never any down side to casting friends over professionals. It was always fun seeing folks who never performed before stretching their wings.

Whenever you have to deal with a boy who is a rebel, remember that you must not fail at some time or other to get him to face the question, Are you going to be a fighter or a quarreller?

I had to watch the Republican stuff which makes me feel even older than I am. By the time I get through the Democrats, I may be dead. I don't know how much older I can get.

Simply put, when women do well, everybody does better.

Silence gives us a new outlook on everything. We need silence to be able to touch souls. The essential thing is not what we say but what God says to us and through us.

Thy infinite gifts come to me only on these very small hands of mine. Ages pass, and still thou pourest, and still there is room to fill.

Innovation is an ongoing process that you build into your culture.