Nancy Astor

“The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.”

“It is no use blaming the men-we made them what they are-and now it is up to us to try and make ourselves-the makers of men-a little more responsible.”

“Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have made it so darned unsafe for women.”

“I refuse to admit that I am more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.”

“Pioneers may be picturesque figures, but they are often rather lonely ones.”

“Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer; into a selflessness which links us with all humanity.”

“My vigor, vitality and cheek repel me. I am the kind of woman I would run from.”