God, what a world, if men in street and mart felt that same kinship of the human heart which makes them, in the face of fire and flood, rise to the meaning of true brotherhood.

The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs them to climb, and to seek the mountain view.

Divine the Powers that on this trio wait. Supreme their conquest, over Time and Fate. Love, Work, and Faith - these three alone are great.

So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.

To sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of men.

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.

A weed is but an unloved flower.

There is nothing we cannot live down, and rise above, and overcome.

With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see.

What was invented with civilization was the ability of some to deny sensuality to others.

I won't live to see the death-with-dignity movement reach critical mass, but I call on you to carry it forward.

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.

The Goal of Education is to Help People Use Their Minds Better

All my life I wanted to be a bank robber. Carry a gun and wear a mask. Now that it's happened I guess I'm just about the best bank robber they ever had. And I sure am happy.

Each generation of adolescents has at least two historical events that color its responses to whatever happens next.

For some men the power to destroy life becomes the equivalent to the female power to create life.

You have to live where you wake up, even if someone else dreamed you there.

Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.

Do not destroy anybody's peace. You will find peace.