I thought scientists were going to find out exactly how everything worked, and then make it work better.

The system promotes to the top those who don't care about the planet.

I don't know what anybody else in the world would want to thank America for, but man, it [jazz] works. What I like about it - and what public health people ought to like about it - it's safe sex.

He ate a pear. It was a hard one. It fought back against his grinding teeth. It snapped in juicy protest.

If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.

One thing I learned, with permission of the school committee of Indianapolis, was that when a tyrant or a government gets in trouble it wonders what to do. Declare war! Then nothing else matters. It's like chess; when in doubt, castle.

Perhaps I am the turtle, able to live simply anywhere, even underwater for short periods, with my home on my back.