It seems to me that I cannot afford, as a self-respecting individual, to refuse to do a thing merely because it will make me disliked or bring down a storm of criticism on my head.

Marriage and the up-bringing of children in the home require as well-trained a mind and as well-disciplined a character as any other occupation that might be considered a career.

There is in every country an antipathy to the foreigner.

Obedience may have its uses, but it is no substitute for willing, uncoerced co-operation.

What one has to do usually can be done.

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

A day out-of-doors, someone I loved to talk with, a good book and some simple food and music - that would be rest.