“Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.”

And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt his existence.

The secret of happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible, horrible, horrible.

No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

Is there any knowledge in the world that is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.

Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand.

It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence that could support this.

Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.

We love our habits more than our income, often more than our life.

Sin is geographical.

The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth but supreme beauty – a beauty cold and austere.

Extreme hopes are born from extreme misery.

Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.

Machines have altered our way of life, but not our instincts. Consequently, there is maladjustment.

Make a choice of what you want, who you want to be and how you’re going to do it. The universe will get out of your way.

Errors, mistakes, and humiliations are all necessary steps in the learning process.

The things that make me different are the things that make me.

Anything you do, you better enjoy it for its value. Because people are going to second-guess everything you do.

With strength and determination you can do anything you want in life, as long as you believe in yourself, because if you don’t, no one else will.

Intimacy is a difficult art.

The good news is that the moment you decide that what you know is more important than what you have been taught to believe, you will have shifted gears in your quest for abundance. Success comes from within, not from without.

You cannot allow your desire to be a winner to be diminished by achieving success before and I believe there is room for improvement in every sportsman.