What we apparently have failed to grasp is that, in this new world in which we live, the collective hunger of great masses of people, wherever they may be, will affect our long-range welfare, just as though they were our own people.

The basis of all good human behavior is kindness.

If you can develop this ability to see what you look at, to understand its meaning, to readjust your knowledge to this new information, you can continue to learn and to grow as long as you live and you’ll have a wonderful time doing it.

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

Pit race against race, religion against religion, prejudice against prejudice. Divide and conquer! We must not let that happen here.

A woman has, first of all, her duties in their own home, and there are many women particularly when they're young, who can do an active job in their community like being a mayor, but who cannot go to Washington or Albany or wherever the capital of the state is. There are others who can, can leave home, whose children are older and so forth. I think it all is a personal decision.

The more we simplify our material needs the more we are free to think of other things.