We can be sure that the greatest hope for maintaining equilibrium in the face of any situation rests within ourselves.
Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.
Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.
You could get on a boat there, get away. That fit with the terrorism hypothesis.
Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.
He had learned over the years that poor people did not feel so poor when allowed to give occasionally.
Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive.