“There is no such thing as society: there are individual men and women, and there are families.”

“Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success.”

“All women are ambitious naturallie”

“Lone women, like to empty houses, perish.”

“Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience.”

“I never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself.”

“Let us never forget this fundamental truth: the State has no source of money other than money which people earn themselves. If the State wishes to spend more it can do so only by borrowing your savings or by taxing you more. It is no good thinking that someone else will pay - that 'someone else' is you. There is no such thing as public money; there is only taxpayers' money.”