We all need the waters of the Mercy River. Though they don't run deep, there's usually enough, just enough, for read more

We all need the waters of the Mercy River. Though they don't run deep, there's usually enough, just enough, for the extravagance of our lives.

We need society, and we need solitude also, as we need summer and winter, day and night, exercise and rest.

We need society, and we need solitude also, as we need summer and winter, day and night, exercise and rest.

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are, when you don't come home at read more

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are, when you don't come home at night.

The individual's most vital need is to prove his worth, and this usually means an insatiable hunger for action. For read more

The individual's most vital need is to prove his worth, and this usually means an insatiable hunger for action. For it is only the few who can acquire a sense of worth by developing and employing their capacities and talents. The majority prove their worth by keeping busy.

What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with a belief that the torture read more

What the world needs is not dogma but an attitude of scientific inquiry combined with a belief that the torture of millions is not desirable, whether inflicted by Stalin or by a Deity imagined in the likeness of the believer

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.

We need others. We need others to love and we need to be loved by them. There is no doubt read more

We need others. We need others to love and we need to be loved by them. There is no doubt that without it, we too, like the infant left alone, would cease to grow, cease to develop, choose madness and even death.

All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone

All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they read more

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.