Courage

Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there.

Recognize your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours. The world will provide you with every imaginable obstacle, but the one most difficult to overcome will be the lack of faith in yourself.

The only way sexism can truly harm you is if you get used to it. Don't ever get used to it.

And at last you'll know with surpassing certainty that only one thing is more frightening than speaking your truth. And that is not speaking.

Never cook for or sleep with anyone who routinely puts you down.

Be a hero in your own life. Do the bold thing, do the honorable thing. Do the thing that flies in the face of conventional wisdom. Do it for the simple heroic reason you feel it's right.

Mistakes in your 20's are not irreparable; they're part of your education and probably the most valuable part.

He must cling fast to his faith in freedom and insist that freedom is the chief glory of mankind. He must not commit injustice or acquiesce when he sees it done by others.

At all costs try to avoid granting yourself the status of the victim. No matter how abominable your condition may be, try not to blame anything or anybody. The moment you place blame somewhere, you undermine your resolve to change anything.

Whatever you want to do, do it now. For life is time, and time is all there is.

When you get knocked down — which is plenty often — you get right up in a hurry, just as quickly as you can.

We don't need to accept this state of affairs and all the other increasingly imposed limitations of our society without a fight.