"The first resistance to social change is to say it's not necessary."

"Most women are one man away from welfare."

"Planning ahead is a measure of class. The rich and even the middle class plan for future generations, but the poor can plan ahead only a few weeks or days."

"No man can call himself liberal, or radical, or even a conservative advocate of fair play, if his work depends in any way on the unpaid or underpaid labor of women at home, or in the office."

"The tapestry of existence shows us that the true master is an eternal student."

"It is a enduring truth that true authority is measured not by subjugation, but by the empowerment of others."

"It is a humble truth that all philosophical inquiry begins with the humility to admit the limits of knowing."

"True knowledge is found not in possessing answers, but in continually asking the right questions. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."