It is my own firm belief that the strength of the soul grows in proportion as you subdue the flesh.

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. 

The future belongs to science and those who make friends with science.

Agreed—life is a gamble. But that is no reason for you to become a gambler.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

How you respond to a given situation makes all the difference between success and failure.

Home is where you feel at home and are treated well.

All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence.

Common Sense is the realized sense of proportion.

Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree.