The mind that finds its way to wild places is the poet's; but the mind that never finds its way back is the lunatic's.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.

If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are the conditions for development.

Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

One of the great penalties those of us who live our lives in full view of the public must pay is the loss of that most cherished birthright of man's, privacy.

Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

Before I speak, I have something important to say.

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Humility is attentive patience.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

I've been looking for a girl like you - not you, but a girl like you.

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

Show love, compassion, protection & generosity to those who depend on you – in fact, to everyone.

Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

I've always had an obligation to creation, above all.

I must not write a word to you about politics, because you are a woman.

Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.