Ita Quotes

#1. Let war be so carried on that no other object may seem to be sought but the acquisition of peace.
[Lat., Bellum autem ita suscipiatur, ut nihil aliud, nisi pax, quaesita videatur.]

Marcus Tullius Cicero

#2. Nothing is so high and above all danger that is not below and in the power of God.
[Lat., Nihil ita sublime est, supraque pericula tendit
Non sit ut inferius suppositumque deo.]

Ovid

#3. Like it or not, liberation for women will be achieved only with the full co-operation of men.

Ita Buttrose

#4. Only a loser finds it impossible to accept a temporary setback. A winner asks why.

Ita Buttrose

#5. As soon as we lose the moral basis, we cease to be religious. There is no such thing as religion over-riding morality. Man, for instance, cannot be untruthful, cruel or incontinent and claim to have God on his side.

Mahatma Gandhi

#6. The reason women are always reluctant to reveal their age is because other people label them as 'past it'. In the 21st century, women over 60 are not past it - we are vital, active, sexual beings, living life to the full.

Ita Buttrose

#7. We don't need any more promises. We need to start keeping the promises we already made.

Kofi Annan

#8. Before meeting you, I didn't know what it was like to feel lonely. I never even considered myself to be alone. That's because when you feel lonely, it means that there is someone for you to miss.

Yuuki Obata

#9. Earlier this year, I'd told a mother at school I'd been married fifteen year. She asked, "What's the secret to a long marriage?" I thought for a second, then answered, "Staying married.

Maria Semple

#10. We're all God's children. We are all special people, and the Pope is no different.

Igor Babailov

#11. The only limitations are the ones we put on ourselves.

Ita Buttrose

#12. What did you think was going to ensue when you chose Hagan's big ass to train me? That guy is wicked fierce and a total badass.

J.L. McCoy