About the only value the story of my life may have is to show that one can, even without any particular gifts, overcome obstacles that seem insurmountable if one is willing to face the fact that they must be overcome.

Staying aloof is not a solution, it is a cowardly evasion.

There is nothing to fear except fear it's self.

To leave the world richer—that is the ultimate success.

It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.

A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think.

If human beings can be trained for cruelty and greed and a belief in power which comes through hate and fear and force, certainly we can train equally well for greatness and mercy and the power of love which comes because of the strength of the good qualities to be found in the soul of every human being.