Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating peoples.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.

Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.

Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.

People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.

Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

If life was a piano light and darkness would be the keys. And shadows would be the melody that creates the harmony.

Where does music go when it’s not playing?—she asked herself. And disarmed she would answer: May they make a harp out of my nerves when I die.

The role of the intelligence - that part of us which affirms and denies and formulates opinions is merely to submit.

Competitiveness demands flexibility, choice and openness - or Europe will fetch up in a no-man's land between the rising economies of Asia and market-driven North America.

A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

I don't have a strong interest in history.

Raw garlic and a skin of the lemon - not only do they give you a beautiful face and skin but they also protect you from disease.

We’re grateful when all is well, but can we say the same on disastrous days?

If I see one dilemma with Western man, it's that he can't accept how beautiful he is. He can't accept that he is pure light, that he's pure love, that he's pure consciousness, that he's divine.

I like all kinds of movies, I love movies; and I always wanted to try and make one.