Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.

... the desire for truth must take precedence over all other desires.

My political ideal is democracy. Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.

Isn't it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a popular fellow?

I believe in standardizing automobiles, not human beings.

Earth is the insane asylum of the universe.

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge. (Reading this makes me wonder how much sooner man could have walked on the moon... had we listened to a child's fantasies. It is truly a pity that so many lose their gift of imagination to the steady hum of the status quo.)