I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
I used to tell my husband that, if he could make me 'understand' something, it would be clear to all the other people in the country.
I can not believe that war is the best solution. No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
You can never really live anyone else's life, not even your child's. The influence you exert is through your own life, and what you've become yourself.
Understanding is a two-way street.
The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.
It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.
The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.
Actors are one family over the entire world.
Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.
No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
Perhaps nature is our best assurance of immortality..
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experience behind him.
Campaign behavior for wives: Always be on time. Do as little talking as humanly possible. Lean
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable.
