To me, the term 'middle-class' connotes a safe, comfortable, middle-of-the road policy. Above all, our language is 'middle-class' in the middle of our road. To drive it to one side or the other or even off the road, is the noblest task of the future.

The first principle of child-rearing is to choose a good mother.

Home is not where you live but where they understand you.

It is one of the oddest things in the world that you can read a page or more and think of something utterly different.

Enthusiasm is the most beautiful word on earth.

Humor is the contemplation of the finite from the point of view of the infinite.

Chess truly uncovers whether or not someone has imagination and takes initiative.