Self-education is a continuing source of pleasure to me, for the more I know, the fuller my life is and the better I appreciate my own existence

It is precisely because it is fashionable for Americans to know no science, even though they may be well educated otherwise, that they so easily fall prey to nonsense.

What do you call that nice, shiny white metal they use to make sidings and airplanes out of? Aluminum, right? Aluminum, pronounced 'uh-LOO-mih-num', right? Anybody knows that! But do you know how the British spell it? 'Aluminium', pronounced 'Al-yoo-MIH-nee-um'. Ever hear anything so ridiculous? The French and Germans spell it 'aluminium', too, but they're foreigners who don't speak Earth-standard. You'd think the British, however, using our language, would be more careful

Today's science fiction is tomorrow's science fact.

Night will always be a time of fear and insecurity, and the heart will sink with the sun.

What would I do if I knew I only had six months to live? Type faster.

Radiation, unlike smoking, drinking, and overeating, gives no pleasure, so the possible victims object.