"I really think that there was a great advantage in many ways to being a woman. I think we are a lot better at personal relationships, and then have the capability obviously of telling it like it is when it's necessary."

"I think women want to take care of themselves, and I think having a voice in how that is done is very important."

"While democracy in the long run is the most stable form of government, in the short run, it is among the most fragile."

"I saw what happened when a dictator was allowed to take over a piece of a country and the country went down the tubes. And I saw the opposite during the war when America joined the fight."

"The silent observer understands that the bonds of friendship are the true treasures of existence."

"Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker."

"What sweetness is left in life, if you take away friendship? Robbing life of friendship is like robbing the world of the sun. A true friend is more to be esteemed than kinsfolk."

"Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity."