In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.

Life's a journey, not a destination.

Pain don't hurt.

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.

Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.

Let silence take you to the core of life.

If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.

The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.

Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.

Do what's right for you, as long as it don't hurt no one

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included

Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.

The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.

Life is too short for long-term grudges.