"It is not in giving life but in risking life that man is raised above the animal; that is why superiority has been accorded in humanity not to the sex that brings forth but to that which kills."

"The greatest danger for women is to remain within the domestic sphere."

"One must not let oneself be caught by surprise by death."

"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit."

"The future is open, and it is up to us to create it."