Dependence is not patriotism. A man does not love his mother if he hangs about her to the point of burdening her with a weak, feckless son.

How can any one paint who cannot grade colors? How can any one write poetry who has not learnt to hear and see?

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.

All work is noble; the only ignoble thing is to live without working. There is need to realize the value of work in all its forms whether manual or intellectual, to be called 'mate,' to have sympathetic understanding of all forms of activity.

The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, 'The children are now working as if I did not exist.'

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.

A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.

I have always detested any departure from reality, an attitude which I relate to my mother's poor mental health.

Somehow, the greater the public opposition to the health care bill, the more determined they seem to force it on us anyway. Their attitude shows Washington at its very worst - the presumption that they know best, and they're going to get their way whether the American people like it or not.

You may keep your beauty and your health, unless you destroy them yourself, or discourage them to stay with you, by using them ill.

Beauty is health. Health is beauty.

Beauty is a gift, just like good health or intelligence. The only thing is not to be proud of being beautiful. Because you didn't do anything - it was given to you.