At first glance, the idea that some UFOs may be vehicles from outside the Earth seems utterly preposterous, the baseless result of wishful thinking by highly unscientific minds.

who wishes to fight must first count the cost

He wants to focus on what he calls 'cultural issues.' That makes sense, because when you're going to rob people blind you don't want to have them focus their attention on economic issues.

People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

If one's conscious life is too rigid, too regimented, then the surface may crack at times, and we are unprepared for the strange emotions or sensations we experience.

I think the hardest thing about my life is that I've met so many people all over the world who I love, but they're not friends with each other.

Soar, eat ether, see what has never been seen; depart, be lost, but climb.

Let us ask what is best - not what is customary. Let us love temperance - let us be just - let us refrain from bloodshed.

And what exactly is a dream and what exactly is a joke?

Where you stand, where you are, that's what your life is right there, regardless of how painful it is or how enjoyable it is. That's what it is.