Only the [Catholic] Church stood squarely across the path of Hitler’s campaign for suppressing truth. I never had any special interest in the Church before, but now I feel a great affection and admiration because the Church alone has had the courage and persistence to stand for intellectual truth and moral freedom. I am forced thus to confess that what I once despised I now praise unreservedly.

It is only to the individual that a soul is given.

I am not a genius, I am just curious. I ask many questions. and when the answer is simple, then God is answering.

Common sense consists of those layers of prejudice laid down before the age of 18.

The legs are the wheels of creativity.

Selection [of UN delegates] by governments cannot give the peoples of the world the feeling of being fairly and proportionately represented. The moral authority of the UN would be considerable enhanced if the delegates were elected directly by the people. Were they responsible to an electorate, they would have much more freedom to follow their consciences.

Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.