We must abandon the prevalent belief in the superior wisdom of the ignorant.

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.

The mind is a vagrant thing.... Thinking is not analogous to a person working in a laboratory who invents something on company time.

We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place.

It is very unlikely that the computer will displace the books, except in areas where we need information speedily.

The hero is known for achievements; the celebrity for well-knowns. The hero reveals the possibilities of human nature. The celebrity reveals the possibilities of the press and media. Celebrities are people who make news, but heroes are people who make history. Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.

The hero was distinguished by his achievement; the celebrity by his name or trademark.