I was the son of an immigrant. I experienced bigotry, intolerance and prejudice, even as so many of you have. Instead of allowing these thing to embitter me, I took them as spurs to more strenuous effort. .

Although the shooting war is over, we are in the midst of a cold war which is getting warmer.

No man can humiliate me or disturb me. I won't let him.

You don't have to blow out the other person's light to let your own shine.

There are no such things as incurables. There are only things for which man has not found a cure.

If you have made a mistake cut your losses as quickly as possible.

Get to know yourself. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see. Know also when you actually have thought through to the nature of the thing with which you are dealing and when you are not thinking at all... Knowing yourself and knowing the facts, you can judge whether you can change the situation so it is more to your liking. If you cannot--or if you do not know how to improve on things--then discipline yourself to the adjustments that will be necessary.