“The measure of a society is not only what it does but the quality of its aspirations.”

“The measure of a society is its compassion.”

“A life isn't measured in hours and minutes. It's the quality, not the length.”

“He does not regard the quantity of faith, but the quality. He does not measure its degree, but its truth. He will not break any bruised reed, nor quench any smoking flax. He will never let it be said that any perished at the foot of the cross.”

“The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.”

“. . . But experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire. That will, wherever it finally leads, does at least move you forward. And after a time you may recognize that the proper measure of success is not how much you've closed the distance to some far-off goal but the quality of what you've done today.”