Sisters is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship
I learned to observe the world around me, and to note what I saw.
I learned the value of hard work by working hard.
Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful.
We are continually faced with great opportunities which are brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.
You just have to learn not to care about the dust mites under the beds.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world
Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man.
No matter how many communes anybody invents, the family always creeps back.
It has been a woman’s task throughout history to go on believing in life when there was almost no hope
I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.
Old age is like flying through a storm. Once you’re aboard, there’s nothing you can do.