Courage is more exhilarating than fear, and in the long run, it is easier.

Ability is not something to be saved, like money, in the hope that you can draw interest on it. The interest comes from the spending. Unused ability, like unused muscles, will atrophy. It is tragic to realize that the majority of human beings, even the so-called educated, call upon only the smallest fraction of their potential capacity. They leave many talents dormant. They fail to develop their mental qualities. They are almost unaware of the degree of energy upon which they might call to build a full and rewarding life.

I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role.

All big things in human history have been arrived at slowly and through many compromises.

A trait no other nation seems to possess in quite the same degree as we do namely, a feeling of almost childish injury and resentment unless the world as a whole recognizes how innocent we are of anything but the most generous and harmless intentions

Remember, no one can make you feel inferior without being related to you and repeatedly questioning why you're in nonprofit.

You always admire what you really don't understand. - Eleanor Roosevelt