The strongest possible piece of advice I would give any young woman is: Don't screw around, and don't smoke.
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
You know what's interesting about Washington? It's the kind of place where second-guessing has become second nature.
Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to be caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self.
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
Feet, why do I need them if I have wings to fly?