There are practical little things in housekeeping which no man really understands.

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.

I'm sure that all the drivers and motorcycle police had once been racing drivers and were eager to get back to that profession.

Anyone who has gone through great suffering is bound to have a greater sympathy and understanding of the problems of mankind.

One of the first things we must get rid of is the idea that democracy is tantamount to capitalism.

You seem to think that everyone can save money if they have the character to do it. As a matter of fact, there are innumerable people who have a wide choice between saving and giving their children the best possible opportunities. The decision is usually in favor of the children.

The encouraging thing is that every time you meet a situation, though you may think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it you find that forever after you are freer than you ever were before. . . . You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.