It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know.

I can't tell you how to succeed, but I can tell you how to fail: Try to please everybody.

The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it.

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

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.

The Bible illustrated by Dore occupied many of my hours - and I think probably gave me many nightmares.

Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying any attention to you. It's your attention to yourself that is so stultifying. But you have to disregard yourself as completely as possible. If you fail the first time then you'll just have to try harder the second time. After all, there's no real reason why you should fail. Just stop thinking about yourself.