I, for one, love strength, daring, fortitude. I do not want people to kill the fight in them; I want them to fight for right things.

No loss by flood and lightning, no destruction of cities and temples by the hostile forces of nature, has deprived man of so many noble lives and impulses as those which his intolerance has destroyed.

To keep on trying in spite of disappointment and failure is the only way to keep young and brave. Failures become victories if they make us wise-hearted.

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

We are never really happy until we try to brighten the lives of others.

I believe war is the inevitable fruit of our economic system.

I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days during their early adult life. Darkness would make them more appreciative of sight; silence would teach them the joys of sound.