If we do not like our work, and do not try to get happiness out of it, we are a menace to our profession as well as to ourselves.

God himself is not secure, having given man dominion over his work.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

The most beautiful world is always entered through imagination.

Every one of us is blind and deaf until our eyes are opened to our fellowmen, until our ears hear the voice of humanity.

I have often been asked, Do not people bore you? I do not understand quite what that means. I suppose the calls of the stupid and curious, especially of newspaper reporters, are always inopportune. I also dislike people who try to talk down to my understanding. They are like people who when walking with you try to shorten their steps to suit yours; the hypocrisy in both cases is equally exasperating.

To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.