Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment.

Our sun is one of 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies populating the universe. It would be the height of presumption to think that we are the only living things in that enormous immensity.

I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.

I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life IS worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions—it only guarantees equality of opportunity.

The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.