To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object.

The point is not for women simply to take power out of men’s hands, since that wouldn’t change anything about the world. It’s a question precisely of destroying that notion of power.

No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

All oppression creates a state of war.

To be free is not to have the power to do anything you like; it is to be able to surpass the given toward an open future.

When women act like women, they are accused of being inferior. When women act like human beings, they are accused of behaving like men.

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.

When I was a child, when I was an adolescent, books saved me from despair: that convinced me that culture was the highest of values[...].

Sneezeweed, Drew?"He grinned. "Jealous?""Surprised.""Remind me, and I'll have a talk with Gerald. Give him a few tips.""Promise?""Absolutely.

Learn to stand for something right even if you are the only one standing for it.

If you are not willing to risk the usual you will have to settle for the ordinary.

The best way to clean up a son's room is to close the door and pretend it's not part of the house.

He's got a great sense of humor for a guy who never says anything.

A certain luxury when you get to writing a novel is to have the space to have your characters just banter.

I will bring our energy companies back. They'll be able to compete. They'll make money. They'll pay off our national debt. They'll pay off our tremendous budget deficits, which are tremendous.

From one Soul of the Universe are all Souls derived.

If men do not comprehend the character of God, they do not comprehend themselves.

Emotions aren't doable. Actions are doable, and if you do them correctly, they prompt the feelings.