Capitalism, though it may not always give the scientific worker a living wage, will always protect him, as being one of the geese which produce golden eggs for its table.

Money can buy a fine dog but it is kindness that makes him wag his tail.

This is my prediction for the future: Whatever hasn't happened will happen, and no one will be safe from it.

Teleology is like a mistress to a biologist: he cannot live without her but he's unwilling to be seen with her in public.

Science is vastly more stimulating to the imagination than the classics.

The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact but as art-forms.

Christianity is haunted by the theory of a God with a craving for bloody sacrifices.

Reality is the cage of those who lack imagination.

There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god.

Would I lay down my life to save my brother? No, but I would to save two brothers or eight cousins.

The Creator, if He exists, has a special preference for beetles.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, men said, but the enemy of my friend is my enemy.

I believe that there is always something new to learn, in fact, that is one of the three reasons that I chose to become a chef, that my education is never over.

There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but he is excelled.

I think the 'South Park' guys are brilliant.

Jerusalem is a festival and a lamentation. Its song is a sigh across the ages, a delicate, robust, mournful psalm at the great junction of spiritual cultures.

Our triumphs seem hollow unless we have friends to share them, and our failures are made bearable by their understanding.

The dream of life is really an illusion, and everybody lives in the reality he or she creates - a virtual reality that is only true for the one who creates it.

I think we need a 12-step group for non-stop talkers. We're going to call it On and On Anon.

Relationships are temporary, friendships are forever! Unless they sleep with your boyfriend!

Am I allowed to say I really wanted this? This is fantastic.