When she woke briefly during her last illness and found all her family around her bedside: "Am I dying or is this my birthday?"

I can conceive of nothing worse than a man-governed world -- except a woman-governed world.

Pioneers may be picturesque figures, but they are often rather lonely ones.

A fool without fear is sometimes wiser than an angel with fear.

I used to dread getting older because I thought I would not be able to do all the things I wanted to do, but now that I am older I find that I don't want to do them.

Women have got to make the world safe for men, since men have made it so darned unsafe for women.

One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time.