A good teacher is one who can understand those who are not very good at explaining, and explain to those who are not very good at understanding.

Personal prayer, it seems to me, is one of the simplest necessities of life, as basic to the individual as sunshine, food and water-and at times, of course, more so. By prayer I mean an effort to get in touch with the Infinite. We know that our prayers are imperfect. Of course they are. We are imperfect human beings. A thousand experiences have convinced me beyond room of doubt that prayer multiplies the strength of the individual and brings within the scope of his capabilities almost any conceivable objective.

I am inclined by nature to be optimistic about the capacity of a person to rise higher than he or she has thought possible once interest and ambition are aroused.

To have a free, peaceful and prosperous world we must be ever stronger particularly in the spiritual things....It is American belief in decency and justice and progress and the value of individual liberty because of the rights conferred on each of us by our Creator that willcarry us through.... There must be something in the heart as well as the head.

No battle was ever won according to plan, but no battle was ever won without one.

Don't join the book burners. Do not think you are going to conceal thoughts by concealing evidence that they ever existed.

The gravity of the time is such that every new avenue of peace, no matter how dimly discernible, should be explored.