Democracy is a process, not a static condition. It is becoming, rather than being. It can be easily lost, but is never finally won.

History informs us of past mistakes from which we can learn without repeating them. It also inspires us and gives confidence and hope bred of victories already won.

It is not a persuasive argument that an evil should continue because it has existed in the past.

Strategic planning for the future is the most hopeful indication of our increasing social intelligence.

Difficulty need not foreshadow despair or defeat. Rather achievement can be all the more satisfying because of obstacles surmounted.

There is no simplistic approach to worthwhile achievement in human affairs.

You have to be there at the right time and you've got to be equipped.

He is always right who suspects that he makes mistakes.

Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.

Wisdom is seldom gained without suffering.

The artist's personality, built upon strong desires and compassionate vision, is by its nature prone to depression.

Everything in the country, animate and inanimate, seems to whisper, be serene, be kind, be happy. We grow tolerant there unconsciously.

Man is happiest when he is creating. In fact, the highest state of which man is capable lies in the creative act.

When times are tough, vision is the first casualty. Before conditions can improve, it is the first thing we must recover.

I've always been fascinated by the way that children and animals suffer stoically in a way that I don't think adults do.

I had felt for a long time, that if I was ever told to get up so a white person could sit, that I would refuse to do so.

The assets you want to buy are the ones people have to sell.