It is impossible for a man to love his wife whole heartedly without loving all women somewhat. I suppose that the converse must be true of women.

Make money, lose money - who cares? The idea is to enjoy it.

If I had a Boy Scout I could make a fire by rubbing his hind legs together.

Remember this: once the human race is established on more than one planet and especially, in more than one solar system, there is no way now imaginable to kill off the human race.

A great artist can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is ... and force the viewer to see the pretty girl she used to be ... more than that, he can make anyone with the sensitivity of an armadillo see that this lovely young girl is still alive

Hit it! You have to hit it harder than that. Electrons are timid little things but notional; you have to let them know who’s boss.

Most people who sneer at technology would starve to death if the engineering infrastructure were removed.