The planet was being destroyed by manufacturing processes, and what was being manufactured was lousy, by and large.

Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.

The moral of the story is we're here on Earth to fart around. And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And, what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around.

Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.

Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.

It's perfectly ordinary to be a socialist. It's perfectly normal to be in favor of fire departments.

Do you realize that all great literature is all about what a bummer it is to be a human being? Isn't it such a relief to have somebody say that?