Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.

Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been known to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.

We should take care not to make the intellect our goal; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality. 

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of peace and security will be met - or action will be unavoidable. And a regime that has lost its legitimacy will also lose its power.

I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God. 

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own

I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.

Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.

The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see. 

Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.

We're just enthusiastic about what we do.