I am not sure whether ethical absolutes exist. But I am sure that we have to act as if they existed or civilization perishes.

The jester is brother to the sage.

Some of the greatest discoveries...consist mainly in the clearing away of psychological roadblocks which obstruct the approach to reality; which is why,post factum they appear so obvious.

Habit is the denial of creativity and the negation of freedom; a self-imposed straitjacket of which the wearer is unaware.

To want to meet an author because you like his books is as ridiculous as wanting to meet the goose because you like pate de foie gras.

History knows no scruples and no hesitation. Inert and unnering flows towards her goal. History knows herway. She makes no mistakes.

Newton's apple and Cezanne's apple are discoveries more closely related than they seem.