Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.
Lydia M. ChildEven if nothing worse than wasted mental effort could be laid to the charge of theology, that alone ought to be sufficient to banish it from the earth, as one of the worst enemies of mankind.
Lydia M. ChildThe civilization of any country may always be measured by the degree of equality between men and women; and society will never come truly into order until there is perfect equality and copartnership between them in every department of human life.
Lydia M. ChildBut men never violate the laws of God without suffering the consequences, sooner or later.
Lydia M. ChildWoman stock is rising in the market. I shall not live to see women vote, but I'll come and rap on the ballot box.
Lydia M. Childour republican ideas cannot be consistently carried out while women are excluded from any share in the government. ... Any class of human beings to whom a position of perpetual subordination is assigned, however much they may be petted and flattered, must inevitably be dwarfed, morally and intellectually.
Lydia M. Child