Unused ability, like unused muscles, will atrophy.

There is a widespread understanding among the people of this nation, and probably among the people of the world, that there is no safety except through the prevention of war.

So, after all, we are but puppets, creatures of our fate, not commanding it but being molded by it.

I think if the people of this country can be reached with the truth, their judgment will be in favor of the many, as against the privileged few

Curiosity must be kept alive.

Life has got to be lived - that's all there is to it.

Feelings, too, are facts. Emotion is a fact. Human experience is a fact. It is often possible to gain more real insight into human beings and their motivation by reading great fiction than by personal acquaintance.