The luxury to disparage freedom is the privilege of those who already possess it.

Most political leaders acquire their position by causing large numbers of people to believe that these leaders are actuated by altruistic desires

Uncertainty in the pressure of vivid hopes and fears is painful, but must be endured if we wish to live without the support of comforting fairy tales.

The qualities most needed are charity and tolerance, not some form of fanatical faith such as is offered to us by the various rampant isms

Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.

The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any similarity to ours.

No man can be a good teacher unless he has feelings of warm affection toward his pupils and a genuine desire to impart to them what he believes to be of value.