I believe that one of the great problems for us as individuals is the depression and the tension resulting from existence in a world which is increasingly less pleasing to the eye.

Walk away from it until you're stronger, All your problems will be there when you get back, but you'll be better able to cope.

The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.

Though the word beautification makes the concept sound merely cosmetic, it involves much more: clean water, clean air, clean roadsides, safe waste disposal and preservation of valued old landmarks as well as great parks and wilderness areas. To me … beautification means our total concern for the physical and human quality we pass on to our children and the future.

The clash of ideas is the sound of freedom.

Then there's the joy of getting your desk clean, and knowing that all your letters are answered, and you can see the wood on it again.

There is much the government can do and should do to improve the environment. But even more important is the individual who plants a tree or cleans a corner of neglect. For it is the individual who himself benefits, and also protects a heritage of beauty for his children and future generations.