Pain is part of the body's magic. It is the way the body transmits a sign to the brain that something is wrong.

Of all the gifts bestowed by nature on human beings, hearty laughter must be close to the top.

If news is not really news unless it is bad news, it may be difficult to claim we are an informed nation

What a man really says when he says that someone else can be persuaded by force, is that he himself is incapable of more rational means of communication.

Nothing is more powerful than an individual acting out their conscience, thus helping bring the collective conscience to life.

The main trouble with despair is that it is self-fulfilling. People who fear the worst tend to invite it. Heads that are down can't scan the horizon for new openings. Bursts of energy do not spring from a spirit of defeat. Ultimately, helplessness leads to hopelessness.

Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis - once that crisis can be recognized and understood.