I, who have never heard a sound, tell you there is no silence, and I, who have never seen a ray of light, tell you there is no darkness.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight and no vision.

No one has a right to consume happiness without producing it.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.

May Love, Joy and Abundance Rain on Every Being in the World.

In daylight and up close, he was merciless, all smiles and freckles, the brightest, boldest flame a moth could wish for.

It's easy to get people's attention, what counts is getting their interest.

What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning

It is this power structure which the Radical Right in the United States has been attacking for years in the belief that they are attacking the Communists.

More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result.

Truth does not do as much good in the world as its imitations do harm.

I love Edith Wharton. And I love old New York. Anything to do with New York.

I used to hate to go to school, because when it was Friday afternoon and everybody was finished school, I knew I was going to work Saturday and Sunday.

Riches should come as the reward for hard work, preferably by one's forebears