There is, of course, a difference between what one seizes and what one really possesses.

Every era of renaissance has come out of new freedoms for peoples. The coming renaissance will be greater than any in human history, for this time all the peoples of the earth will share in it.

What is a neglected child? He is a child not planned for, not wanted. Neglect begins, therefore, before he is born.

French is the most beautiful,” he said, “and Italian is the most poetic, and Russian the most powerful, German the most solid. But more business is done in English than in any other.

The greatest problem that war leaves, in a man, is how to recapture reality. That's because war is unreal.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

Food for all is a necessity. Food should not be a merchandise, to be bought and sold as jewels are bought and sold by those who have the money to buy. Food is a human necessity, like water and air, it should be available.