Nobody else is going to do the things which are yours to be done in the world.

There are three fundamentals for human happiness - love and faith, and work which will produce at least a minimum of material security. These things must be made possible for all human beings, men and women alike.

If we fail to meet our problems here, no one else in the world will do so. If we fail, the heart goes out of progressives throughout the world.

The choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.

Feelings, too, are facts. Emotion is a fact. Human experience is a fact. It is often possible to gain more real insight into human beings and their motivation by reading great fiction than by personal acquaintance.

We need emotional outlets in this country, and the more artistic people we develop the better it will be for us as a nation.

To leave the world richer—that is the ultimate success.