Ignorance is always afraid of change.

It is the habit of every aggressor nation to claim that it is acting on the defensive.

Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

It is only too easy to make suggestions and later try to escape the consequences of what we say.

I have become a queer mixture of the East and the West, out of place everywhere, at home nowhere.

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new; when an age ends; and when the soul of a nation long suppressed finds utterance.

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.

Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.

Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; the way you play it is free will.

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.