“To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one’s fling from time to time…and drink one’s coffee in peace.”

“The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.”

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”

“Retirement is wonderful if you have two essentials- much to live on and much to live for.”

“One can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things and happy in small ways.”

“The man who works and is never bored is never old. Work and interest in worthwhile things are the best remedy for age.”