No virtue is more universally accepted as a test of good character than trustworthiness .

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.

Self-pity gets you nowhere. But insight to see that something can be done with the second-bests and adventurous daring to try might be a handle to take hold of.

It is cynicism and fear that freeze life; it is faith that thaws it out, releases it, sets it free.

We cannot all be great, but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world -- making the most of one's best.

Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.