Strenuous intellectual work and the study of God's Nature are the angels that will lead me through all the troubles of this life with consolation, strength, and uncompromising rigor.

Our defense is not in our armaments, nor in science, nor in going underground. Our defense is in law and order.

The future is of greater interest to me than the past, since that is where I intend to spend the rest of my life.

To invent something, all you need is imagination and a big pile of junk.

Economists and workplace consultants regard it as almost unquestioned dogma that people are motivated by rewards, so they don't feel the need to test this. It has the status more of religious truth than scientific hypothesis. The facts are absolutely clear. There is no question that in virtually all circumstances in which people are doing things in order to get rewards, extrinsic tangible rewards undermine intrinsic motivation.The bonus myth: How paying for results can backfire The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.

Don't let your brain interfere with your heart.

When I'm judging a theory, I ask myself whether, if I were God, I would have arranged the world in such a way.