Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn whatever state I am in, therin to be content
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.
Funny business, a woman's career: the things you drop on the way up the ladder so you can move faster. You forget you'll need them again when you get back to being a woman. It's one career all females have in common, whether we like it or not: being a woman.
Who were these clowns?
I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another.
Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy.
Be sincere; be brief; be seated.