Men who pass most comfortably through this world are those who possess good digestions and hard hearts.

Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare.

Women, like men, must be educated with a view to action, or their studies cannot be called education.

I certainly had no idea how little faith Christians have in their own faith till I saw how ill their courage and temper can stand any attack on it.

Marriage ... is still the imperfect institution it must remain while women continue to be ill-educated, passive, and subservient.

You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.

The imagination, once awakened, must and will work, and ought to work

My own feeling of concern arises from seeing how much moral injury and suffering is created by the superstitions of the Christian mythology.

It is hard to tell which is worse; the wide diffusion of things that are not true, or the suppression of things that are true.

it matters infinitely less what we do than what we are.

I saw no poor men, except a few intemperate ones. I saw some very poor women; but God and man know that the time has not come for women to make their injuries even heard of.

Chase after the truth like all hell and you’ll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.

I don't care what you Yanks say, cheese should not whiz.

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned 70 or given up all hope of the Presidency.

Building design isn't trendy.

I'm a very stubborn woman and I'm from a very stubborn family of headstrong women. I have sisters, so the women rule the coop in my house.

With the Cubs, they've gone so long without a World Series championship, they wanted to win every day. I want that too, but I didn't feel comfortable.

A band is only as good as its euphonium section.

Virtue, as such, naturally procures considerable advantages to the virtuous.

My first book took five years to write and I made $1,000 on it. The second took three years and I made $3,000. All this time I was a housewife being supported by a husband. I was very lucky.

I am an atheist. I don't think there's anything divine. Beautiful, impressive, awe-inspiring - sure, but not divine.