"Anyone who's ever significantly changed the course of humanity has either been a Crackpot, a Heretic, or a Dissident. In the case of Albert Einstein, he was all three!"

"The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent."

"The first priest was the first rogue who met the first fool."

"One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time."

"It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese."

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."

"The most onerous slavery is to be a slave to oneself."

"...But today it is the United States that lives in infamy, as its government adopts the foreign policies of Imperial Japan."

"You teach your daughters the diameters of the planets and wonder when you are done that they do not delight in your company."

"You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty."

"Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary."

"Never put yourself in a position that will put yourself at risk if you make the wrong decision. We spent cash on everything. It's fashionable to make 'bet the company' decisions, but don't do it."