Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.

Old age has deformities enough of its own. It should never add to them the deformity of vice.

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.... The danger lies in refusing to face the fear, in not daring to come to grips with it. If you fail anywhere along the line it will take away your confidence. You must make yourself succeed every time. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

I believe that it is a great mistake not to stand up for people, even when you differ with them, if you feel that they are trying to do things that will help our country.

You should always own a black dress because no one ever remembers a black dress.

We have reached a point today where labor-saving devices are good only when they do not throw the worker out of his job.

the term 'young adults' which is so often used today seems to me a misnomer, and one which, if taken seriously, may lead the adolescent into misunderstanding as to his nature and his role in life. 'Young" he is; 'adult' he is not.