You can't solve problems with the same thinking that caused them.

I was very pleased with your kind letter. Until now I never dreamed of being something like a hero. But since you've given me the nomination I feel that I am one.

Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Of what significance is one's existence, one is basically unaware. What does a fish know about the water in which he swims all his life? The bitter and the sweet come from outside. The hard from within, from one's own efforts. For the most part I do what my own nature drives me to do. It is embarrassing to earn such respect and love for it.

Have the courage to take your own thoughts seriously, for they will shape you.

The highest principles for our aspirations and judgments are given to us in the Jewish-Christian religious tradition.

Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.