There in wine is found the great generalization: all life is fermentation.

You see, I get such fun out of thinking that I don't want to destroy this most pleasant machine that makes life such a big kick.

Philosophy of science is about as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds.

During the Middle Ages there were all kinds of crazy ideas, such as that a piece of rhinoceros horn would increase potency. Then a method was discovered for separating the ideas - which was to try one to see if it worked, and if it didn't work, to eliminate it. This method became organized, of course, into science.

The real question of government versus private enterprise is argued on too philosophical and abstract a basis. Theoretically, planning may be good. But nobody has ever figured out the cause of government stupidity—and until they do (and find the cure), all ideal plans will fall into quicksand.

It's because somebody knows something about it that we can't talk about physics. It's the things that nobody knows anything about we can discuss.

We've learned from experience that the truth will out.