No new sect ever had humor; no disciples either, even the disciples of Christ.

Great problems that face the world today in both the private and the public sphere cannot be solved by women – or by men – alone. They can only be surmounted by men and women side by side.

What a commentary on our civilization, when being alone is considered suspect; when one has to apologize for it, make excuses, hide the fact that one practices it—like a secret vice!

Failures aren't failures if you learn something from them.

The fundamental magic of flying, a miracle that has nothing to do with any of its practical purposes - purposes of speed, accessibility, and convenience - and will not change as they change.

One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.

Woman's normal occupations in general run counter to creative life, or contemplative life, or saintly life.