Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will laugh at us; Through them we learn a little objectivity, a little modesty, a little courtesy; We learn the rules of life and become better players of the game

I came to think of myself, not as a dance and chaos of molecules, but as a brief and minute portion of that majestic process

The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.

Fundamentalism is the triumph of Paul over Christ.

Wherever men do things, other men will arise who will explain to them how things should be done.

In philosophy, as in politics, the longest distance between two points is a straight line.

When liberty exceeds intelligence, it begets chaos, which begets dictatorship.