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

Scientific apparatus offers a window to knowledge, but as they grow more elaborate, scientists spend ever more time washing the windows.

Congratulations on the new library, because it isn't just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you-and most of all, a gateway, to a better and happier and more useful life.

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.

Scientists derive satisfaction from figuring out the puzzle. It's about the quest, not the grail.

Maybe happiness is this: not feeling like you should be elsewhere, doing something else, being someone else.

[O]ur statesmen, our businessmen, our everyman must take on a science fictional way of thinking.