In living through this great epoch, it is difficult to reconcile oneself to the fact that one belongs to that mad, degenerate species that boasts of its free will. How I wish that somewhere there existed an island for those who are wise and of good will. In such a place even I should be an ardent patriot!

If I could remember the names of all these particles, I'd be a botanist.

Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.

Unless Americans come to realize that they are not stronger in the world because they have the bomb but weaker because of their vulnerability to atomic attack, they are not likely to conduct their policy at Lake Success [the United Nations] or in their relations with Russia in a spirit that furthers the arrival at an understanding.

You can't use an old map to explore a new world.

Agreements about what is good or not, are usually not worth much. It is very much like art, is it not an art to lead a good life?

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.