No society that feeds its children on tales of successful violence can expect them not to believe that violence in the end is rewarded.

Because our civilization is woven of so many diverse strands, the ideas which any one group accepts will be found to contain numerous contradictions.

I devoutly believe that there is no difficulty between two people for which both are not responsible.

There is no greater power in the world than the zest of a postmenopausal woman.

It is easier to change a man's religion than to change his diet.

We must have...a place where children can have a whole group of adults they can trust.

An ideal culture is one that makes a place for every human gift