No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate reasons for having passed through it.

When I touch that flower, I am not merely touching that flower. I am touching infinity. That little flower existed long before there were human beings on this earth. It will continue to exist for thousands, yes, millions of years to come.

Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied.

You can't teach people anything. You can only draw out.

The beating on the tail of the snake may stop his progress a little, but the more vital parts must be struck before his poisonous death-dealing venom will be wiped out.

I found that when I talk to the little flower or to the little peanut they will give up their secrets . . .

There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation - veneer isn't worth anything.