If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.
Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.
A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.
I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast.
Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.
Obsession is an attractive thing. People who are really, really interested and good at one thing and smart are attractive, if they're men.
Be that self which one truly is.
I've always had an obligation to creation, above all.
We must not always talk in the market-place of what happens to us in the forest.
Fear may come true that which one is afraid of.
I have often been accused of putting my foot in my mouth, but I will never put my hand in your pockets
Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.
The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.
Moonlight is sculpture.
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers.
One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.
Wine is wonderful stuff. But so many people are put off by the snobbery of it.
In the increasingly convincing darkness the words become palpable, like a fruit that is too beautiful to eat.