“I learned to observe the world around me, and to note what I saw”

“I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world.”

“It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary to put all the play and learning into childhood, all the work into middle age, and all the regrets into old age.”

“Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful.”

“I was wise enough never to grow up, while fooling people into believing I had.”

“Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For indeed that's all who ever have. ”

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”