While economics is about how people make choice, sociology is about how they don't have any choice to make.

There is something feeble, and a little contemptible, about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths. Almost inevitably some part of him is aware that they are myths and that he believes them only because they are comforting. But he dare not face this thought, and he therefore cannot carry his own reflection to any logical conclusion.

Answering questions is a major part of sex education. Two rules cover the ground. First, always give a truthful answer to a question; secondly, regard sex knowledge as exactly like any other knowledge.

To expect a personality to survive the disintegration of the brain is like expecting a cricket club to survive when all of its members are dead.

Faith: a firm belief for which there is no evidence.

If I were granted omnipotence, and millions of years to experiment in, I should not think Man much to boast of as the final result of all my efforts.

The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the virtue which the Christians call love.