“You are a woman with a brain and reasonable ability. Stop whining and find something to do.”
"Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes".
"I believe that I am past my prime. I had reckoned on my prime lasting till I was at least fifty."
"I tend to head for what's amusing because a lot of things aren't happy. But usually you can find a funny side to practically anything."
Maggie Smith - what I want to be when I'm all grown up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvrMVf8HJ44