The best educated human being is the one who understands most about the life in which he is placed.

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.

Instead of thinking outside the box, Get rid of the box.

We over estimate technology in the short term and under estimate technology in the long term.

If I don't have pressure, I don't function.

I think it is important to maintain a sense of self and confidence, not letting either falter for the sake of a particular part or project, no matter how great it might be.

My fathers peripatetic career also gave me critical perspective when it came to my own career choices.

Love is nothing but giving, tolerating and sacrificing.

Highway spending, which I think most everybody says is badly needed in this country, creates American jobs, and also makes America more competitive.

This is what happens under capitalism - as long as corporations and the super rich own the economy and the politicians, every new generation has to fight hard just to defend itself.

The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever suggest otherwise.

Throughout my career, I was never able to relax; I always had to go on the field with another responsibility. I felt like I was playing, not just for my team, but for my race.