Ruth Westheimer

Every person has to be respected.

— Ruth Westheimer

For many years, I didn't have a home.

— Ruth Westheimer

Every person deserves respect.

— Ruth Westheimer

Now were it up to me, I would abolish all warfare.

— Ruth Westheimer

I don't believe in honesty at all costs.

— Ruth Westheimer

An orgasm is just a reflex, like a sneeze.

— Ruth Westheimer

I want to be like Madame de Stael.

— Ruth Westheimer

If not for the Kindertransport, I would not be here today.

— Ruth Westheimer

It's pornography for me only when it involves violence or children.

— Ruth Westheimer

Young and older people need to learn relationships take time and effort.

— Ruth Westheimer

I have the habit of always saying thank you to police and guards who watch us.

— Ruth Westheimer

I want people to see me or read about me and think about sex.

— Ruth Westheimer

I lived, while 1 1/2 million Jewish children died. So I have an obligation to repair the world.

— Ruth Westheimer

You can either give in to negative feelings or fight them, and I'm of the belief that you should fight them.

— Ruth Westheimer

A friendship has to be cultivated. A friendship you have to give time.

— Ruth Westheimer

Because of my experience with the Holocaust, I don't like to lose friends.

— Ruth Westheimer

I would never have dreamt that I would live in this country and that we would see swastikas painted at the door…

— Ruth Westheimer

I read the horoscope, and when I like it I smile and when I don't like it, I say, 'Dr. Ruth Westheimer,…

— Ruth Westheimer

At first I was against Internet dating because there are some inherent risks, but I've seen so many happy couples who've met…

— Ruth Westheimer

If someone has gone through a lot of emotional pain, including the loss of loved ones, that person may try to build…

— Ruth Westheimer

When some women literally throw themselves at you, it's easy to get confused and think that every woman is eager for your…

— Ruth Westheimer

Many years ago, I went with my husband and daughter to Denmark. In those years, you could bring $400 worth of furniture…

— Ruth Westheimer

It is a catastrophe, all of this virtual being together. I think there are people who get hooked on the internet. If…

— Ruth Westheimer

My father taught me to study, study, study hard and he sent me to a very good Jewish school even though it…

— Ruth Westheimer

Part of my success is because I'm very old-fashioned.

— Ruth Westheimer

There will always be issues where an abortion is necessary.

— Ruth Westheimer

I don't let people call me before 9 A.M.

— Ruth Westheimer

I worked at Columbia University's School of Public Health.

— Ruth Westheimer

People like me have to stay away from politics.

— Ruth Westheimer

A lesson taught with humor is a lesson retained.

— Ruth Westheimer

Contraception has to be available for anybody who needs it.

— Ruth Westheimer

Don't criticize in the sack. Discuss constructively later.

— Ruth Westheimer

We just do not know what is normal.

— Ruth Westheimer

I'm never embarrassed to say, 'I don't know.'

— Ruth Westheimer

I don't know how to play Canasta.

— Ruth Westheimer

Testosterone levels are highest in the morning.

— Ruth Westheimer

I love being Dr. Ruth, so I have never thought of retiring.

— Ruth Westheimer

I am a very good sniper, and I can put five bullets into that red circle and I know how to throw…

— Ruth Westheimer

I got the Margaret Sanger award. I was kissed by President Obama.

— Ruth Westheimer

I went to an Orthodox Jewish children's home that became an orphanage.

— Ruth Westheimer