Being a part of a political party is something like being a partner in a marriage - work at it and stay loyal to it, and when you can't stomach it any longer, leave it.

Pity the Party without enough woman power - there will always be dreamers and leaders, but the dreams won't come true, nor will the leaders reach their goal, without the ready doers.

The unexpressed aim of every politician is to influence events that history books will record his name - and spell it right.

I have served the Liberal cause for twenty-two years. That ought to be long enough for anyones lifetime.

Out of near disaster, came real progress.

Perhaps in the long view, de Gaulle was more responsible with his troublesome interventions into our domestic politics, for unifying our country than we will ever give him credit for.

Everyone is an expert on T.V., just as he is on education; everyone has some education and a T.V. set.

I cannot say that I have been hindered all my life by the permutation of genes that resulted in me being born a woman.

My uncertain temper is cooling, as is my sense of racing against time to accomplish the things I want to. I don't have to go anywhere or see anyone I don't want to now, and it is a glorious feeling!

Most women have a distaste for guns, and I am no exception.

A government may only govern so long as the people, through their representatives, vote it the money to carry on.

I think people would live a bit longer if they didn't know how old they were. Age puts restrictions on things.

All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician, and ridiculous to the philosopher.

A mirror can contain the reflection of the whole universe, a whole skyful of stars in a piece of silvered glass no thicker than a breath.

If we commit ourselves to reading thus increasing our knowledge, only God limits how far we can go in this world.

Acting is ephemeral. You can't hang it on a wall. You can't throw it off. And you can't bring it out of a closet. It's there one night and it's gone the next, at least with stage acting anyhow.

Dead people are all on the same level.

The short way to happiness is through kindness and sensitivity.

Daily and hourly, the politician inwardly has to overcome a quite trivial and all-too-human enemy: a quite vulgar vanity.

At this the duchess, laughing all the while, said: "Sancho Panza is right in all he has said, and will be right in all he shall say.

Do not lose joy in life as you grow old in years. Let not your 'joie de vivre be crushed under the weight of years.