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

Every optimist moves along with progress and hastens it, while every pessimist would keep the worlds at a standstill. The consequence of pessimism in the life of a nation is the same as in the life of the individual. Pessimism kills the instinct that urges men to struggle against poverty, ignorance and crime, and dries up all the fountains of joy in the world.

I thank God for my handicaps. For through them, I have found myself, my work and my God.

Change may be the vitalizing wind blowing through the house of life, but it is not an abiding force. We need permanent things to soak peace into us as well as progress - the beauty of the earth, seedtime and harvest, the smiles of lovers, the joy of the young in being alive, pride in craftsmanship. Why, oh why must we let ourselves forget these lasting treasures in an age of consuming ambition, speed madness and accumulated goods that leave us no chance to live? If we cannot be contented with a little no wealth will ever satisfy us.

I do not like the world as it is; so I am trying to make it a little more as I want it.

When all you can feel are the shadows, turn your face towards the sun.

Happiness is like the mountain summit. It is sometimes hidden by clouds, but we know it is there.