Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes over night. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.

A number of people still think of the United States as being overwhelmingly English, Protestant, and white. This erroneous idea influences their whole outlook.

No human being can ever "own" another, whether in friendship, love, marriage or parenthood. Many human relationships have been ruined and happiness far too often changed to misery by a failure to understand this.

...real prosperity can only come when everybody prospers.

I know that given great responsibility men sometimes change, but Mr. Nixon's Presidency would worry me.

Of course, I do not believe in having everyone who is a liberal called a communist, or everyone who is conservative called a fascist.

Choose a challenge instead of competence