Someone once asked me what I regarded as the three most important requirements for happiness. My answer was: A feeling that you have been honest with yourself and those around you; a feeling that you have done the best you could both in your personal life and in your work; and the ability to love others.

I do not want church groups controlling the schools of our country. They must remain free.

I believe you should tell the story of injustices, of inequalities, of bad conditions, so that the people as a whole in this country really face the problems that people who are pushed to the point of striking know all about, but others know practically nothing about.

I wonder if one of the penalties of growing older is that you become more and more conscious that nothing is very permanent.

No human being can ever 'own' another, whether in friendship, love, marriage, or parenthood.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

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 attention to you.