Organize first for knowledge, first with the object of making us know ourselves as a nation, for we have to do that before we canbe of value to other nations of the world and then organize to accomplish the things that you decide to want. Anddon't make decisions with the interest of youth alone before you. Make your decisions because they are good for the nation as a whole.

When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?

A day out-of-doors, someone I loved to talk with, a good book and some simple food and music - that would be rest.

Do not be afraid of mistakes, provided you do not make the same one twice.

To be mature you have to realize what you value most... Not to arrive at a clear understanding of one's own values is a tragic waste. You have missed the whole point of what life is for.

My experience has been that work is almost the best way to pull oneself out of the depths.

I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.