"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time."

"When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace."

"The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn."

"What we see depends mainly on what we look for."

"I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work."

"When families save, they can get through emergencies like a bad harvest or a medical emergency. But it's more than that. They can also plan for the future, gradually saving up for a small business or for their children's school tuition."

"I went to India and met some people who had been involved in this guerrilla business, middle-class people who were rather vain and foolish. There was no revolutionary grandeur to it. Nothing."

"So popular is the naval service the only embarrassment is that men volunteer so rapidly we have to work overtime to give them hardy, adequate housing and proper training."