...without equality there can be no democracy.

We must do what we think we can't do.

...conservation of land and conservation of people frequently go hand in hand.

Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.

If you prepare yourself at every point as well as you can, with whatever means you may have, however meager they may seem, you will be able to grasp opportunity for broader experience when it appears. Without preparation you cannot do it.

We stand today at the threshold of a great event both in the life of the United Nations and in the life of mankind. This declaration may well become the international Magna Carta for all men everywhere. We hope its proclamation by the General Assembly will be an event comparable to the proclamation in 1789 [of the French Declaration of the Rights of Man], the adoption of the Bill of Rights by the people of the U.S., and the adoption of comparable declarations at different times in other countries.

the greatest luxury I know is sitting up reading in bed.