Anyone can be a genius, if they pick just one specific subject and study it diligently just 15 minutes each day.

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.

I believe we are here to do good. It is the responsibility of every human being to aspire to do something worthwhile, to make the world a better place than the one we found.

The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest.

Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder.

From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that we are here for the sake of each other.

The satisfaction of physical needs is indeed the indispensable pre-condition of a satisfactory existence, but in itself it is not enough. In order to be content, men must also have the possibility of developing their intellectual and artistic powers to whatever extent accords with their personal characteristics and abilities.