Ruth Westheimer
A friendship has to be cultivated. A friendship you have to give time.Collection: Friendship
When the first armies were formed, combat took courage, which women share equally with men, and strength, which we do not. But though I am only 4 feet 7 inches tall, with a gun in my hand I am the equal of a soldier who's 6 feet 7 - perhaps even at a slight advantage, as I make a smaller target.Collection: Strength
My mother was a very quiet woman and people say that she didn't get much of a chance to talk because my grandmother and I talked so much.Collection: Chance
Yes, for me Hanukkah is very sad. But the life force that's in me makes it a wonderful holiday, too.Collection: Sad
I have in my bones, and in my blood, the knowledge that you have to help the people who are persecuted.Collection: Knowledge
Travel has always been one of the best ways to make new memories and reconnect with your loved ones.Collection: Travel
A lesson taught with humor is a lesson retained.Collection: Humor
When you feel yourself being critical, whether it is of yourself or another person, stop yourself. Look for positive aspects to admire.Collection: Positive
I don't have scientifically validated data, but once two people have found each other and found interest in each other, my hypothesis would be that the relationship has a good chance of being successful.Collection: Relationship
At first I was against Internet dating because there are some inherent risks, but I've seen so many happy couples who've met on the Internet that I've changed my mind.Collection: Dating
I hear you younger people saying how many friends they have on the Internet. That's nonsense. That's not friends, that's acquaintances. The word 'friendship' has lost its significance.Collection: Friendship
You walk into a restaurant these days, and what you see is everyone with their phone next to them. That is terrible. Instead of concentrating on the relationship, on the needs and activities and interests of the other person, they are constantly looking at their phone.Collection: Relationship
There are times when you should never give a cheater a second chance, but there also are exceptions.Collection: Chance
My son told me to stop singing 'Happy Birthday' when he was 4.Collection: Birthday
I love being Dr. Ruth, so I have never thought of retiring.
I am fortunate.
I don't let people call me before 9 A.M.
I got the Margaret Sanger award. I was kissed by President Obama.
I was already 50 when I started in television.
I don't talk around issues.
I'm not a sex symbol, at least in the conventional sense.
Many years ago, I went with my husband and daughter to Denmark. In those years, you could bring $400 worth of furniture without taxes. We had three people, we bought $1,200 worth of furniture.
I went to an Orthodox Jewish children's home that became an orphanage.
I'm a super good shot.
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 matter with you?'
It's good to be a widow in New York, because I can do something every night.
I don't want people to be lonely. I would like them to find partners.
I have nothing against the Internet meeting places, as long as people use them intelligently.
I don't know how to play Canasta.
Young and older people need to learn relationships take time and effort.
I was one of the first ones to participate in fundraisers for AIDS.
I'm all for any place, any way, any media that can help people connect with somebody and not be lonely.
I tell people with children still in the house to go out once a week and talk about anything but the children. Otherwise, once you are an empty nester you might have nothing to talk about.
I have the habit of always saying thank you to police and guards who watch us.
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 age of 12, to be caressed and to be kissed and to know that there is someone who really deeply cared about me.
Many of the girls who were in the orphanage with me became either nurses or social workers.
I am not an expert on that whole issue of gender.
Every person has to be respected.
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 not forget, people with disability.
I'm a black-diamond skier and can dance the whole night - if I find a good partner!
There will always be issues where an abortion is necessary.
It matters a great deal that I come from a Jewish background.
I have to be true to what I think because that's my whole career.
I have never, ever been embarrassed by saying, 'I don't know.' I think maybe that's part of that longevity of my career. Sometimes I have to say, 'I don't know but I'll find out. Call me next week.'
I am not against people finding people to date on social media. That's the way it goes now.
I never talk about anything Hollywood or about politics. I will talk about how concerned I am about funding for Planned Parenthood, and how very sad it makes me when I see anything about children being separated from their parents.
I use humor to educate.
I certainly believe in equal rights.
I went on a kibbutz for two years. I then realized I have to study. I have to learn something.
I am a very good sniper, and I can put five bullets into that red circle and I know how to throw hand grenades.