There are no happy endings in history, only crisis points that pass.

Meanwhile, fears of universal disaster sank to an all time low over the world.

And in man is a three-pound brain which, as far as we know, is the most complex and orderly arrangement of matter in the universe.

There is an art to science, and a science in art; the two are not enemies, but different aspects of the whole.

All of a sudden, space isn't friendly. All of a sudden, it's a place where people can die. . . . Many more people are going to die. But we can't explore space if the requirement is that there be no casualties; we can't do anything if the requirement is that there be no casualties.

Humanists recognize that it is only when people feel free to think for themselves, using reason as their guide, that they are best capable of developing values that succeed in satisfying human needs and serving human interests.

It is always useful, you see, to subject the past life of reform politicians to rather inquisitive research.