Education is the cornerstone of liberty.

Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.

You achieve strength, braveness and confidence by each experience in which you really halt to search dread during the deal with

This is a strange, little, complacent country [Switzerland], in many ways a USA in miniature but of course nearer the center of disturbance!

The film industry is a great industry, with infinite possibilities for good and bad. Its primary purpose is to entertain people. On the side, it can do many other things. It can popularize certain ideals, it can make education palatable. But in the long run, the judge who decides whether what it does is good or bad is the man or woman who attends the movies.

All the water in the world cannot drown you unless it gets inside of you.