If someone has gone through a lot of emotional pain, including the loss of loved ones, that person may try to build a shell around his or her feelings to protect him- or herself from the pain. — Ruth Westheimer Copy Share Image
Boredom is the biggest problem. The same position. Same day of the week. It becomes boring when you don't bring any added flowers home. — Ruth Westheimer Copy Share Image
For some people, 'ten feet tall' is just a metaphor. For me, it's more than twice my height! — Ruth Westheimer Copy Share Image
Never to forget the Holocaust was not only against Jews. It was mostly against Jews but it was also against homosexuals, gypsies and, let's… — Ruth Westheimer Copy Share Image
I read the horoscope, and when I like it I smile and when I don't like it, I say, 'Dr. Ruth Westheimer, what's the… — Ruth Westheimer Copy Share Image
It is a catastrophe, all of this virtual being together. I think there are people who get hooked on the internet. If they need… — Ruth Westheimer Copy Share Image
I'm not a type of grandmother sitting in a rocking chair. I'm a lot in the theater. I'm a lot at concerts. I'm a… — Ruth Westheimer Copy Share Image
I don't want people to be lonely. I would like them to find partners. — Ruth Westheimer Copy Share Image
When the first armies were formed, combat took courage, which women share equally with men, and strength, which we do not. But though I… — Ruth Westheimer Copy Share Image
If Congress wants to get involved in the business of morality by allowing a moment of silence in our schools, I support that. But… — Ruth Westheimer Copy Share Image
I think I was fortunate that even in the children's home I had a boyfriend. How important it was, as an orphan at the… — Ruth Westheimer Copy Share Image
I lived, while 1 1/2 million Jewish children died. So I have an obligation to repair the world. — Ruth Westheimer Copy Share
