Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.

Our children should learn the general framework of their government and then they should know where they come in contact with the government, where it touches their daily lives and where their influence is exerted on the government. It must not be a distant thing, someone else's business, but they must see how every cog in the wheel of a democracy is important and bears its share of responsibility for the smooth running of the entire machine.

It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know.

I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do.