A successful man is he who receives a great deal from his fellow men, usually incomparably more than corresponds to his service to them. The value of a man, however, should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.

Incompetence is the true crisis.

I believe that whoever tries to think things through honestly will soon recognize how unworthy and even fatal is the traditional bias against Negroes. What can the man of good will do to combat this deeply rooted prejudice? He must have the courage to set an example by words and deed, and must watch lest his children become influenced by racial bias.

Those people have seen 'something'. What it is I do not know and I can not care to know.

Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder, to search for the truth. Have holy curiosity. Make your life worth living.

People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.

Imagination is the most powerful force in the universe.