The conquest of war and the pursuit of social justice... must become our grand preoccupation and magnificent obsession.

Time given to thought is the greatest time saver of all.

The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter.

It is no longer correct to regard higher education solely as a privilege. It is a basic right in today's world.

To be able to rise from the earth; to be able, from a station in outer space, to see the relationship of the planet earth to other planets; to be able to contemplate the billions of factors in precise and beautiful combination that make human existence possible; to be able to dwell on an encounter of the human brain and spirit with the universe

A casual attitude toward human hurt and pain is the surest sign of educational failure.

The most costly disease is boredom costly for both individual and society.