...the influence of the factory upon the physiological and mental state of the workers has been completely neglected.

Life leaps like a geyser for those willing to drill through the rock of inertia.

Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality.

The quality of life is more important than life itself.

Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.

Men grow when inspired by a high purpose, when contemplating vast horizons. The sacrifice of oneself is not very difficult for one burning with the passion for a great adventure.

Prayer is the most powerful form of energy one can generate....It supplies us with a flow of sustaining power in our daily lives.

Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace.

It is faith, and not reason, which impels men to action... Intelligence is content to point out the road, but never drives us along it.

All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people.

The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one's day and every night to examine the results obtained.

Hope was tricky like water. Somehow it always found a way in.

Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.

You don't burn out from going too fast. You burn out from going too slow and getting bored.

I've been coming to America since 1970, and it's like my second home, but I've never felt such a divided country, ever. I didn't think it would get to this point, and it breaks my heart.

I write sets of books, but I've also written a lot of orphans.

Sisters in Crime now has more than 4,000 members worldwide.

Social media has created a historical shift from the historically powerful to the historically powerless. Now everyone has a voice.

I do not lack the courage to think a thought whole.

It is a good thing that we do not get as much government as we pay for.