"None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone."

"Action is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one's balance and keep afloat."

"Perhaps better we not obscure the idea that happiness and misery, kindness and greed, and good works and bad deeds are within the capacities of us all, not merely a select few."

"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, and with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world. You impoverish yourself if you forget this errand."