This is not a time when women should be patient. We are in a war and we need to fight it with all our ability and every weapon possible. Women pilots, in this particular case, are a weapon waiting to be used.

You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude

Our obligation to the world is, primarily, our obligation to our own future. Obviously, we cannot develop beyond a certain point unless other nations develop, too.

I found that almost everyone had something interesting to contribute to my education.

Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again.

I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. Curiosity must be kept alive. One must not, for whatever reason, turn his back on life." Another "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A day out-of-doors, someone I loved to talk with, a good book and some simple food and music - that would be rest.