“Those who go forth ministering to the wants and necessities of their fellow beings experience a rich return, their souls being as a watered garden, and a spring that faileth not”

Any great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.

In the marriage union, the independence of the husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.

It is not Christianity, but priestcraft that has subjected woman as we find her.

I long for the day my sisters will rise, and occupy the sphere to which they are called by their high nature and destiny.

Let our lives be in accordiance with our convictions of right, each striving to carry out our principles

If our principles are right, why should we be cowards?

I have no idea of submitting tamely to injustice inflicted either on me or on the slave. I will oppose it with all the moral powers with which I am endowed. I am no advocate of passivity.

The legal theory is, that marriage makes the husband and wife one person, and that person is the husband.

We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth.

I resolved to claim for my sex all that an impartial Creator had bestowed, which, by custom and a perverted application of the Scriptures, had been wrested from woman.

A child, like all other human beings, has inalienable rights.

… my convictions led me to adhere to the sufficiency of the light within us, resting on truth as authority, rather than ‘taking authority for truth.’

Christian soldiers armed with virtue- hearts afire with blind obsession, cannot see the difference ‘twixt compassion and oppression

Liberty is not less a blessing, because oppression has so long darkened the mind that it can not appreciate it.

Man is not by nature a tyrant, but becomes a tyrant by power conferred on him.

The likeness we bear to Jesus is more essential than our notions of him.

Whenever you experience stress of any kind, look into yourself and ask, In what way am I compromising my innermost values in this situation?

I have experienced His presence in the deepest hell that man can create. I have really tested the promises of the Bible, and believe me, you can count on them.

The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.

Chicago is known as the Windy City, and Montana is called the Big Sky State, so I think that we should somehow combine the two to create the ultimate kite-flying experience.

Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not pull us to new depths of despair. From honest failure can come valuable experience.

What you believe you experience.

What keeps me going are my learnings, which I would rather call my ‘experience,’ and my urge to explore.

We should never forget the inevitable, as we will lose everything eventually. So, why fret over any kind of security? The idea is to just fly and experience it all while it lasts.