In the contexts of religion and politics, words are not regarded as standing, rather inadequately, for things and events; on the contrary things and events are regarded as particular illustrations of words.

Man is so intelligent that he feels impelled to invent theories to account for what happens in the world. Unfortunately, he is not quite intelligent enough, in most cases, to find correct explanations. So that when he acts on his theories, he behaves very often like a lunatic.

Art and religion, carnivals and saturnalia, dancing and listening to oratory - all these have served, in H. G. Wells's phrase, as Doors in the Wall.

The pleasures of ignorance are as great, in their way, as the pleasures of knowledge.

The goal in life is to discover that you’ve always been where you were supposed to be.

Beware of being too rational. In the country of the insane, the integrated man doesn't become king. He gets lynched.

You all remember, I suppose, that beautiful and inspired saying of Our Ford's: History is bunk.