No theory changes what it is a theory about. Nothing is changed because we look at it, talk about it, or analyze it in a new way. Keats drank confusion to Newton for analyzing the rainbow, but the rainbow remained as beautiful as ever and became for many even more beautiful. Man has not changed because we look at him, talk about him, and analyze him scientifically. ... What does change is our chance of doing something about the subject of a theory. Newton's analysis of the light in a rainbow was a step in the direction of the laser.

Was putting a man on the moon actually easier than improving education in our public schools?

The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.

If you're old, don't try to change yourself, change your environment.

I don't believe in God, so I'm not afraid of dying.

We admire people to the extent that we cannot explain what they do, and the word 'admire' then means 'marvel at.'

Your liberals and radicals all want to govern. They want to try it their way- to show that people will be happier if the power is wielded in a different way or for different purposes. But how do they know? Have they ever tried it? No, it's merely their guess.