It was a pity that there was no radar to guide one across the trackless seas of life. Every man had to find his own way, steered by some secret compass of the soul. And sometimes, late or early, the compass lost its power and spun aimlessly on its bearings. Alan Bishop

This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.

They had not yet attained the stupefying boredom of omnipotence; their experiments did not always succeed.

Before you become too entranced with gorgeous gadgets and mesmerizing video displays, let me remind you that information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, and wisdom is not foresight. Each grows out of the other, and we need them all.

The moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars.

Absolutely no religious rites of any kind, relating to any religious faith, should be associated with my funeral.

The exploration of the planets is now closer to us in time than the exploration of Africa by Stanley and Livingstone.