Behind every preventable threat to the future of the human race lurks a boy in a man's body with both hands buried deep in the cookie jar set aside for future generations.

In a desperate attempt to stay young forever we have achieved eternal childishness, rather than eternal youth.

Unfortunately the ‘warrior’ archetype accidentally dropped the soap in the shower and he has been getting boned senseless by the ‘soldier/lobbyist archetype’ ever since.

Even amidst tragedy there is laughter, sometimes farce. The degree of farce depends on who is running the tragedy.

You don’t have to be bitter in life. Focus on the beauty of life.

To have our needs met, to love, to be loved, to feel safe in this world and to each know our purpose, is a simple matter of creating those blessings for others.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

Investing in science education and curiosity-driven research is investing in the future.

Gold is money. Everything else is credit.

If [politician] is not fulfilling his function, they then can set up the machinery to remove him from that position by whatever means necessary.

I'm not anti-gun or pro-gun, but if you put a gun in your hand, you feel different.

A willing mind makes a hard journey easy.

I have only one confidant, and that is the silence of night.

It's O.K. to accept good fortune.