I had always assumed that people were interested in economic affairs, just as I was. My assumption was justified. The times caught up with me. I was ready. I was there.

I am not and should not be considered an economist.

I've always been independent, and I don't see how it conflicts with femininity.

In those days [1935] I would read what the opposition papers got out, and I'd say to myself, 'What I'm doing just isn't good enough.'

Invest in yourself, in your education. There's nothing better.

I worked up a daily fury about some economic injustice because there were so many of them.

For millions, the retirement dream is in reality an economic nightmare. For millions, growing old today means growing poor, being sick, living in substandard housing, and having to scrimp merely to subsist.