I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty.

O, Youth: Do you know that yours is not the first generation to yearn for a life full of beauty and freedom?

I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own -- a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty. Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble souls harbor such thoughts through fear or ridiculous egotisms.

Anybody who really wants to abolish war must resolutely declare himself in favor of his own country's resigning a portion of sovereignty in place of international institutions.

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

In the midst of difficulty lies opportunity.

We are part of the whole which we call the universe, but it is an optical delusion of our mind that we think we are separate. This separateness is like a prison for us. Our job is to widen the circle of our compassion so we feel connected with all people and situations.