Mahatma Gandhi I would say had perhaps a greater spiritual quality whereas Winston Churchill had besides the courage, ability and above everything else, the ability to put into words what his people felt so that he could always lead them. And my own husband I think had great patience, which you need in a democracy because you have to come to do fundamental things, you have to have the patience to have people educated; and then I think he had a deep interest in human beings as human beings.

Sailors have the cleanest bodies and the filthiest minds.

One thing is for sure-none of the arts flourishes on censorship and repression. And by this time it should be evident that the American public is capable of doing its own censoring.

If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.

No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.

The people who came to New England, came for freedom of religion. The problem is, freedom of religion to them meant freedom for only their religion

Too often the great decisions are originated and given form in bodies made up wholly of men, or so completely dominated by them that whatever of special value women have to offer is shunted aside without expression.