Death is not the enemy; living in constant fear of it is.

He who keeps his cool best wins.

The sense of paralysis proceeds not so much out of the mammoth size of the problem but out of the puniness of the purpose.

Words have to be crafted, not sprayed. They need to be fitted together with infinite care.

The physician's ability to reassure the patient is a major factor in activating the body's own healing system.

At a Dodger baseball game in Los Angeles, I asked Will Durant if he was ninety-four or ninety-five. "Ninety-four," he said. "You don't think I'd be doing anything as foolish as this if I were ninety-five, do you?"

In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate power but carries the ultimate responsibility.