The best advise is to take it all as if it had been your intention.

When we talk about settling the world's problems, we're barking up the wrong tree. The world is perfect. It's a mess. It has always been a mess. We're not going to change it. Our job is to straighten out our own lives.

You know, when real trouble comes your humanity is awakened. The fundamental human experience is that of compassion.

...suddenly you hit on something that the student really responds to, you can see the eyes open and the complexion change. The life possibility has opened there. All you can say to yourself is, "I hope this child hangs on to that."

Any god who can invent hell is no candidate for the Salvation Army

One great thing about growing old is that nothing is going to lead to anything. Everything is of the moment.

The achievement of the hero is one that he is ready for and it's really a manifestation of his character. It's amusing the way in which the landscape and conditions of the environment match the readiness of the hero. The adventure that he is ready for is the one that he gets.