In the long run there is no more exhilarating experience than to determine one's position, state it bravely and then act boldly.

Nothing we learn in this world is ever wasted.

Life has got to be lived - that's all there is to it. At seventy, I would say the advantage is that you take life more calmly. You know that 'this, too, shall pass!'

Spiritual leadership should remain spiritual leadership and the temporal power should not become too important in any church.

The giving of love and understanding is an education in itself.

Our children should learn the general framework of their government and then they should know where they come in contact with the government, where it touches their daily lives and where their influence is exerted on the government. It must not be a distant thing, someone else's business, but they must see how every cog in the wheel of a democracy is important and bears its share of responsibility for the smooth running of the entire machine.

At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom from want... for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war.