"Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it."

"I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth was undoubtedly the highest mistress I ever served."

"The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles."

"The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it's all that matters."

"She was not born to be a wife, nor a mother, nor anything but herself."