Yesterday people were permitted to change things. They will be permitted to advocate changing them tomorrow. It is only dangerous to think of changing anything today.

The process of education is not generally a process of teaching people to think and ask questions. It ... is mostly one of teaching the young what is and getting them into a mood where they will go on keeping it that way.

rule number one for all American women: You are to be seen and felt, but not heard. Listen and do as you are told and everything will be all right.

There is a sound reason why one and a half billion dollars are spent for cosmetics in your country every year, and only half that sum for education: There are no naturally pretty girls in the United States.

Is woman a lost sex? If so, is she the only lost sex? Has woman alone conceived all the vipers in our land?

All one really requires for putting anything over is enough energy and resistance to keep on plugging the idea. Someone will eventually fall.

If you are the type who truly longs to be a Southern Belle at all times, regardless of taking twice the space available in bus, subway or elsewhere, you had best remove yourself to a large estate replete with servants.