The doctor knows that it is the prescription slip itself, even more than what is written on it, that is often the vital ingredient for enabling a patient to get rid of whatever is ailing him.

A human being fashions his consequences as surely as he fashions his goods or his dwelling. Nothing that he says, thinks or does is without consequences.

I cannot affirm God if I fail to affirm man. Therefore, I affirm both. Without a belief in human unity I am hungry and incomplete. Human unity is the fulfillment of diversity. It is the harmony of opposites. It is a many-stranded texture, with color and depth.

The growth of the human mind is still high adventure, in many ways the highest adventure on earth.

Although a man may have no jurisdiction over the fact of his existence, he can hold supreme command over the meaning of existence for him.

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

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