“We are the sum total of all the choices we have made.”

Only a man’s character is the real criterion of worth.

If man is to be liberated to enjoy more leisure, he must also be prepared to enjoy this leisure fully and creatively.

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.

A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.

A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.

When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.

Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.

It seems to me of great importance to teach children respect for life.

I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.

Love can often be misguided and do as much harm as good, but respect can do only good.

Your life is your own. You mold it. You make it.

No man is defeated without until he has first been defeated within.

He who learns but does not think is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.