The country is governed for the richest, for the corporations, the bankers, the land speculators, and for the exploiters of labor.

When you lose your vision, you lose contact with things. When you lose your hearing, you lose contact with people.

While the right friends are near us, we feel that all is well. Our everyday life blossoms suddenly into bright possibilities.

Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings.

My friends have made the story of my life. In a thousand ways they have turned my limitations into beautiful privileges.

Happiness calls out responsive gladness in others. There is enough sadness in the world without yours ... never doubt the excellence and permanence of what is yet to be. Join the great company of those who make the barren places of life fruitful with kindness.

Happiness is a state of mind, and depends very little on outward circumstances.