I learned then that practically no one in the world is entirely bad or entirely good, and that motives are often more important than actions.

Somewhere along the line of development we discover what we really are and then make our real decision for which we are responsible. Make that decision primarily for yourself because you can never really live anyone else's lie, not even your child's. The influence you exert is through your own life and what you become yourself.

I have often thought that less is expected of the president of a great corporation than of an American wife.

I consider those are rich who are doing something they feel worthwhile and which they enjoy doing.

Most of the work that's done in the world gets done by people who weren't feeling all that well at the time that they did it.

Ability is not something to be saved, like money, in the hope that you can draw interest on it. The interest comes from the spending. Unused ability, like unused muscles, will atrophy. It is tragic to realize that the majority of human beings, even the so-called educated, call upon only the smallest fraction of their potential capacity. They leave many talents dormant. They fail to develop their mental qualities. They are almost unaware of the degree of energy upon which they might call to build a full and rewarding life.

You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.