All that ye potentially possess can…be manifested only as a result of your own volition.”Bahá’u’lláh

It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world.

Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and should abasement come upon thee, grieve not, for both shall pass away and be no more.

Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone, let your heart burn with loving kindness for all who may cross your path.

The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.

So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.

In the garden of thy heart, plant naught but the rose of love.

A kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men. It is the bread of the spirit, it clotheth the words with meaning, it is the fountain of the light of wisdom and understanding...

Love is a light that never dwelleth in a heart possessed by fear.

O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials.

The earth is but one country and Mankind its citizens.

Jesus was a suicide, if you ask me.

He stood between death and life as between night and morning, and thought with a soaring rapture, 'I am not afraid.

I can tell you for sure: people who are at their peak right now will not sustain that. You can't. It's against the law of nature.

America has but one main problem -- the character of the men and women it shall produce.

I am really accessible.

We are not sufficiently astonished by the fact that any science may be possible.

You and I have never liked each other, Rose. If I’ve got to kill someone, it might as well be you.

My experience is that inventors come in all sizes, all nationalities, all ages. The only thing I'm sure of is that inventors are always stubborn.

My mama couldn't give me what I wanted. I had all right clothes, but the people I was with had better clothes. I felt that I had to have better clothes.