“If we only obey those rules that we think are just and reasonable, then no rule will stand, for there is no rule that some will not think is unjust and unreasonable.”

If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success – but only if you persist.

When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.

There are no nations! There is only humanity. And if we don’t come to understand that right soon, there will be no nations, because there will be no humanity.

Life is a journey, but don’t worry, you’ll find a parking spot at the end.

The great secret of the successful fool is that he’s no fool at all.

Maybe happiness is this: not feeling like you should be elsewhere, doing something else, being someone else.

So the universe is not quite as you thought it was. You’d better rearrange your beliefs, then. Because you certainly can’t rearrange the universe.

Was there anything more exciting in life than seeking answers?

It is the obvious which is so difficult to see most of the time. People say ‘It’s as plain as the nose on your face.’ But how much of the nose on your face can you see, unless someone holds a mirror up to you?

He always pictured himself a libertarian, which to my way of thinking means “I want the liberty to grow rich and you can have the liberty to starve”. It’s easy to believe that no one should depend on society for help when you yourself happen not to need such help.

My feeling is, quite simply, that if there is a God, He has done such a bad job that he isn’t worth discussing.

No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

While he lives, he must think; while he thinks, he must dream.

Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact.

I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.

I think I got a lot of life skills; I got a lot of wisdom; I’ve seen a lot of bad things happen to a lot of good people.

A good system shortens the road to the goal.

If there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s gathering people together to do something fun.

PAIN, n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may have a physical basis in something that is being done to the body, or may be purely mental, caused by the good fortune of another.

I’ve been that celebrity on the red carpet, and I appreciate that something hasn’t got to just look good from the front, from the back, it’s got to look good at all angles.

Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.

Good company, lively conversation, and the endearments of friendship fill the mind with great pleasure.

A good impression is lost so quickly.