In my life, I am often reminded that there is a destiny that rules over us, because no one whom I know about or whom I read about seems to be completely happy during a long time.

When I think of my past, I try to dwell on the good times, the happy moments, and not to be haunted by the bad. . . To me the gift of life is contained in the command, whatever happens: "Don't let it get you. Just keep on going." Thus, I try to think of the good that I have already experienced and what will still be coming.

I do not like candid pictures. They are so unattractive.

There can be no really pervasive system of oppression, such as that in the United States, without the consent of the oppressed

It is selfish to concern oneself with tragedies.

Sedentary people are apt to have sluggish minds. A sluggish mind is apt to be reflected in flabbiness of body and in a dullness of expression that invites no interest and gets none.

My father was a great innovator in public life, but when it came to raising his daughters, no one could have been more conservative.