To undo a mistake is always harder than not to create one originally but we seldom have the foresight. Therefore we have no choice but to try to correct our past mistakes.

When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.

We are given in our newspapers and on TV and radio exactly what we, the public, insist on having, and this very frequently is mediocre information and mediocre entertainment.

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

I never waste time looking back.

When you 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.'

Success must include two things: the development of an individual to his utmost potentiality and a contribution of some kind to one's world.