I'm a long-term optimist, and I don't think the problems with our society are from being overly optimistic.

The secret of becoming a writer is to write, write and keep on writing.

I don't really believe in the Devil, but if the Devil is the Father of Lies, then he certainly invented the Internet.

The world has become one big grassy knoll, crawling with lone gunmen who think they're the Warren Commission.

Falling in love indicated that your genes were complementary to those of the loved one. It told you nothing about when your personalities and sexualities were compatible.

What if capitalism is unsustainable, and socialism is impossible?

Change the problem by changing your mind.

The idea of determinism combined with complete human responsibility struck me as very hard to reconcile with an idea of justice, let alone mercy.

All life is a struggle for existence. Why should it cease to be a struggle if it spreads among the stars?

"Anyway... I find what you write interesting." "That's what people usually say when they disagree with it."

Of all the sciences, astronomy was the one the superstitious liked least.

Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things - with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.

Reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.

I like smart movies about smart people, and enjoy it when most of the facts are on the table and we can contemplate them together.

I cannot think of any work that could be more agreeable and fun than making books for children.

One hour of contemplation surpasses sixty years of worship.

When so rich a harvest is before us, why do we not gather it? All is in our hands if we will but use it.

America just reaped what it had been sowing.

We should never forget the government should be held accountable for providing services.

Ninety percent of video game AI really is pretty damn bad. I think that's actually why it's so much fun to shoot things. Because the AI is so bad and the characters are so annoying.

The source of our love comes from within. No one out there is that source. It makes sense to go to the source.