During the youthful period of mankind's spiritual evolution human fantasy created gods in man's own image, who, by the operations of their will were supposed to determine, or at any rate to influence, the phenomenal world. Man sought to alter the disposition of these gods in his own favour by means of magic and prayer.

Any government is evil if it carries within it the tendency to deteriorate into Tyranny. The danger of such deterioration is more acute in a country in which the government has authority not only over the armed forces but also over every channel of education and information.

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.

As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

I have survived two wars, two wives and Hitler.

He who has never been deceived by a lie does not know the meaning of bliss.

There is a race between mankind and the universe. Mankind is trying to build bigger, better, faster, and more foolproof machines. The universe is trying to build bigger, better, and faster fools. So far the universe is winning.