For our democracy has been marred by imperialism, and it has been enlightened only by individual and sporadic efforts at freedom.

Some of the biggest failures I ever had were successes.

The basic discovery about any people is the discovery of the relationship between its men and its women.

I learned to distinguish between the two kinds of people in the world: those who have known inescapable sorrow and those who have not.

You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come in contact with a new idea.

destructiveness comes only when life isn't lived. People who can live their lives don't destroy themselves.

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.