"It's a cosmic joke that I'm a lesbian, because I understand men so well but women are a complete mystery to me"

"Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent"

"Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides"

"Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody"

"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body"

"The League is very well when sparrows shout, but no good at all when eagles fall out"

"My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake"

"If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts"

"If you want a thing done well, do it yourself"

"Well, I think any time you delve into this sort of religion, politics, as you well know, you're going to, you know, touch a few nerves. I wasn't - now - and this is the honest truth"

"Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve"