It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.

About the only value the story of my life may have is to show that one can, even without any particular gifts, overcome obstacles that seem insurmountable if one is willing to face the fact that they must be overcome.

Will people ever be wise enough to refuse to follow bad leaders or to take away the freedom of other people?

The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.

It is not more vacation we need — it is more vocation.

All of life is a constant education.

I have a great objection to seeing anyone, particularly anyone whom I care about, lose his self-control.