And suddenly I knew I was people and could not stop laughing.

The commonest weakness of our race is our ability to rationalize our most selfish purposes.

when faced with a problem you do not understand, do any part of it you do understand, then look at it again.

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

If you pray hard enough, water will run uphill. How hard? Why, hard enough to make water run uphill, of course!

It's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they were a juicy piece of gossip.

There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.