The things you refuse to meet today always come back at you later on, usually under circumstances which make the decision twice as difficult as it originally was.

I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do.

Do one thing everyday that scares you. Those small things that make us uncomfortable help us build courage to do the work we do.

Surely, in the light of history, it is more intelligent to hope rather than to fear, to try rather than not to try. For one thing we know beyond all doubt: nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says: it can't be done.

I have often felt that I cheated my children a little. I was never so totally theirs as most mothers are. I gave to audiences whatbelonged to my children, got back from audiences the love my children longed to give me.

Our children should learn the general framework of their government and then they should know where they come in contact with the government, where it touches their daily lives and where their influence is exerted on the government. It must not be a distant thing, someone else's business, but they must see how every cog in the wheel of a democracy is important and bears its share of responsibility for the smooth running of the entire machine.

All of life is a constant education.