It is almost impossible to have a baseless snobbish opinion of the General Theory of Relativity.

There was no more dangerous kind of madman than one who devoted a good brain and a courageous heart to unhealthy ambitions.

What happened to fantasy for me is what also happened to rock and roll. It found a common denominator for making maximum money. As a result, it lost its tensions, its anger, its edginess and turned into one big cup of cocoa.

It's getting late. I must return to my ship or my men will think I've drowned and be celebrating.

I know not which I prefer the look of—those who attack us or that which defends us!

Because I had sought to challenge Destiny, Destiny had taken vengeance.

By means of our myths and legends we maintain a sense of what we are worth and who we are. Without them we should undoubtedly go mad.