... we never do any thing well, unless we love it for its own sake.

I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.

Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?

The beginning is always today.

No man chooses evil because it's evil. He only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.

Women do not want power over men, they want power over themselves.

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!

You are my creator, but I am your master; Obey!

Who belonged to no one, who belonged to everyone.Who had nothing, who wanted everything.

He was in that stage of love–and of liquor–where one is completely taken up with oneself, and can get along very well without the other party.

When you're an artist, nobody ever tells you or hits you with the magic wand of legitimacy. You have to hit your own head with your own handmade wand. And you feel stupid doing it.

I've always liked hills. I see a challenge, a goal, and I feel instantly galvanized to achieve that goal.

Never say of anything I have lost it, only say that I have given it back.

No problem is too big it can't be run away from

Young people get very excited when they hear why they are Americans. It is not hard to do.

I want to tell stories, I don't really try to get boxed in by a specific genre.

The cost of health care and the cost of cars and fuel are huge burdens on families and businesses. We can reduce health care costs NOW by promoting biking, walking and transit.