I have always used the world of make-believe with a certain desperation.

Western civilization, because of fortuitous historical circumstances, has spread itself more widely than any other local group that has so far been known.

. . . work even when I'm satisfied with it is never my child I love nor my servant I've brought to heel. It's always busy work I do with my left hand, and part of me watches grudging the wastes of a lifetime.

The peoples of the earth are one family.

We grow in time to trust the future for our answers.

The tough-minded ... respect difference. Their goal is a world made safe for differences, where the United States may be American to the hilt without threatening the peace of the world, and France may be France, and Japan may be Japan on the same conditions.

I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world.