The road to freedom, here and everywhere, begins in the classroom.

As we begin to comprehend that the earth itself is a kind of manned spaceship hurtling through the infinity of space ~ it will seem increasingly absurd that we have not better organized the life of the human family.

The pursuit of peace resembles the building of a great cathedral. It is the work of a generation. In concept it requires a mater-architect; in execution, the labors of many.

Our greatest songs are still unsung.

We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit.

In life it isn't what you've lost, it's what you've got left that counts

There is a great deal of difference between living and surviving. You can survive in debauchery, even in sickness and despair. But you live with a spirit of vitality and a spirit of participation, of being wanted, and having something to contribute.