I'm sorry, but I don't want to be an emperor. That's not my business. I don't want to rule or conquer anyone.

To those who can hear me, I say, do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress.

I do not need drugs to be a genius, do not take a genius to be human, but I need your smile to be happy.

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury. [and therefore not appreciate it fully or be grateful for it every moment.]

To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!

I have found that great ideas come when you have a great desire to have them.

I should like to help everyone if possible; Jew, Gentile, black man, white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness, not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone, and the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful.