Helen Keller

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.

There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his.

I never go back and listen to the recorded document. The thrill comes when the balance can be attained. Everyone in the room can have a shared, communal rock experience.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

I'm quite content to spend my life helping young people find themselves. I've had my fill of politics.