When it comes to women, our perfectionism gives us a lot of grief. Women want to be super moms, super partners and super performers at work - and all at the same time. That's stressful.

I never wanted to express my independence by dressing in a particularly masculine way or appear particularly boyish.

I wanted to get away from having a minister who pretends to be a certain type of role model. I don't want my life to serve as an example for anyone.

When it comes to family policies, you are dealing with very private issues. Still, my husband and I decided that we didn't want to make our private lives a matter of public discussion.

Not careers alone make people happy. A successful professional life and joy in work are certainly a part of it, but I couldn't be happy without a fulfilling private life.

Conservative feminism is such an artificial term that doesn't mean much to me. For me conservatism means accepting reality. I acknowledge that there are differences between men and women.

I think that the early feminism at least overlooked the fact that partnership and children can provide happiness. It isn't the only way but for very many people it is the most important way.

It is absurd if something that is fundamental for humanity and for its survival should in itself be defined as submission. That would mean that society can't carry on without the submission of women.

For me emancipation will only be truly reached if a woman can wear makeup and skirts without having her abilities doubted as a result.

May you know always that you are never alone, that life and love are eternal, and that you are extraordinary.

Donald Trump is uniquely unqualified to be president.

Perhaps all a Tsaritsa is is a beautiful cold girl in the snow, looking down at someone wretched, and not yielding.

Around the corner I have a friend, in this great city that has no end.

For five years we never went outside our doors without a volley of curses from our neighbours.

In all systems of theology the devil figures as a male person. Yes, it is women who keep the church going.

The tongue has no bones, but can break a heart.

The fifth force was the magic of Time, the greatest of all the magics.

Art is not the most precious manifestation of life. Art has not the celestial and universal value that people like to attribute to it. Life is far more interesting.

Bernard [Leach] was, as I said , trained as a painter and an etcher.