Franklin [D. Roosevelt] had a good way of simplifying things. He made people feel that he had a real understanding of things and they felt they had about the same understanding.

If you have to compromise, be sure to compromise up.

Because they have so little, children must rely on imagination rather than experience.

We need not fear any isms if our democracy is achieving the ends for which it was established.

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes.

what we need in the world is manners ... I think that if, instead of preaching brotherly love, we preached good manners, we might get a little further. It sounds less righteous and more practical.

Home-making today should have a background of scientific training because only in this way can real efficiency be achieved. The average girl wants to be able to keep her house with the least possible strain, and in order to do this she must have good training. This can best be achieved by taking a good course in home economics.