... many of the things which we deplore, the prevalence of tuberculosis, the mounting record of crime in certain sections of the country, are not due just to lack of education and to physical differences, but are due in great part to the basic fact of segregation which we have set up in this country and which warps and twists the lives not only of our Negro population, but sometimes of foreign born or even of religious groups.

The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.

The mobilization of world opinion and methods of negotiation should be developed and used by every nation in order to strengthen the United Nations.

Women are like tea bags: put them in hot water and they get stronger.

What you don't do can be a destructive force.

The most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give.... In any case, the giving of love is an education in itself.

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.