The deepest personal defeat suffered by human beings is constituted by the difference between what one was capable of becoming and what one has in fact become.

The idea is to die young as late as possible.

The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.

The Good Book - one of the most remarkable euphemisms ever coined.

The only measure of what you believe is what you do. If you want to know what people believe, don't read what they write, don't ask what they believe, just observe what they do.

The idea of "race" represents one of the most dangerous myths of our time.

The family unit is the institution for the systematic production of mental illness.

The loving touch, like music, often utters the things that cannot be spoken.

Intellect without humanity is not good enough...what the world is suffering from at the present time is not so much an overabundance of intellect as an insufficiency of humanity.

By virtue of being born to humanity, every human being has a right to the development and fulfillment of his potentialities as a human being.

The ability to play is one of the principal criteria of mental health.

Man is the only predator who hunts his own.

It was at thirteen years old that Marya Morevna learned how to keep a secret, and that secrets are jealous things, permitting no fraternization.

The happy Union of these States is a wonder their Constitution a miracle their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world.

Never does a person see any beauty in Christ as a Savior, until they discover that they are a lost and ruined sinner.

I am neither an optimist nor a pessimist. Jesus Christ is risen from the dead.

I want to be representative of my race-the human race. I have a chance to show how kind we can be, how intelligent and generous we can be.

Life is an adventure, dare it.

Who is this irresistible creature who has an insatiable love for the dead?

Leaders don't make excuses. They create results

To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from.