"And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in revolutionary and terrorist groups around the planet"

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

"Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked"

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

"Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed"

"Wonder if there is life on another planet? Let's suppose there is. Suppose further, that only one star in a trillion has a planet that could support life. If that were the case, then there would be at least 100 million planets that harbored life"

"Poets are soldiers that liberate words from the steadfast possession of definition"

"Women are responsible for creating their own roles"

"All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his"

"Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them"

"It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small"