Whatever there is of God and goodness in the universe, it must work itself out and express itself through us. We cannot stand aside and let God do it.

I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.

Older men start wars, but younger men fight them.

To a student: Dear Miss - I have read about sixteen pages of your manuscript . . . I suffered exactly the same treatment at the hands of my teachers who disliked me for my independence and passed over me when they wanted assistants. . . . Keep your manuscript for your sons and daughters, in order that they may derive consolation from it and not give a damn for what their teachers tell them or think of them. . . . There is too much education altogether.

Politics is more difficult than physics.

I'm no more intelligent than the next guy. I'm just more curious.