Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Every woman who fails in a public position confirms this, but every woman who succeeds creates confidence. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. It is neither unusual nor new for me to have Negro friends, nor is it unusual for me to have found my friends among all races and religions of people. I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision. I cannot believe that war is the best solution. No one won the last war and no one will win the next. A mature person is one who is does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world no one is all-knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity. When you know to laugh and when to look upon things as too absurd to take seriously, the other person is ashamed to carry through even if he was serious about it. For instance, it is certain that women do not want a woman for President. Nor would they have the slightest confidence in her ability to fulfill the functions of that office. | 
