I was different unique and always happy. At school this attracted playground harassment. Nowadays, while I remain effervescent, quicker to perceive enmity I reserve my warmest touches and smiles for those who smolder with envy.

Babies are unreasonable; they expect far too much of existence. Each new generation that comes takes one look at the world, thinks wildly, "Is this all they've done to it?" and bursts into tears.

A universe capable of giving birth to many such accidents is-- blind or not-- a good world to live in, a promising universe.

Ants are good citizens; they place group interest first. But they carry it so far, they have few or no political rights. An ant doesn't have the vote, apparently; he just has his duties.

The test of a civilized person is first self-awareness, and then depth after depth of sincerity in self-confrontation.

Will and wisdom are both mighty leaders. Our times worship will.

The first thing the world does to a genius is to make him lose all his youth.