“Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.”

“The superiority of one man's opinion over another's is never so great as when the opinion is about a woman.”

“Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.”

“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.”

“To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.”

“Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside”