A man has to be Joe McCarthy to be called ruthless. All a woman has to do is put you on hold.

I know George Burns was a very happy man.

One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to man, but that you treat yourself equally the way you treat a man

My mother was a strong-willed and opinionated woman - a Sicilian! - and if she didn't like something, she'd let you know about it. So her undying support of her kids went a long way in proving to us that we were on the right path.

An average woman is in this superior to an average man—that she never instigates, only responds.

I have never worked for or with a man or a woman who puts their heart and soul into what she does like Sheryl does.