Ideas are not immaculately conceived.

Each of us sees things not as they are but as we are.

Absolute autonomy inevitably leads to tyranny.

Satan's survival-of-the-fittest system appears to work- in the short run. But the great controversy is about the long run.

Hope combined with action is the only thing that will bring you contentment.

The only thing that can stop hair from falling ... is the floor.

Now if you should hear any one say that Lincoln don't [sic] want to go to Congress, I wish you as a personal friend of mine, wouldtell him that you have reason to believe he is mistaken.

We need to cooperate globally on epidemic preparedness and prevention in the same way we are cooperating globally to stop people from getting nuclear weapons.

If we played like that every week, we wouldn't be so inconsistent.

Remind me," he paused, drawing in a stuttered gasp, "to never piss you off again. Christ, are you secretly a ninja?

The rights essential to happiness. . . . We claim them from a higher source - from the King of kings and Lord of all the earth.

I've always thought of my own mind as an unruly parliament, with a feeble leader, with crazy extremist factions.

I've called science fiction 'reality ahead of schedule'

The funny thing is, strangers still seem to feel comfortable coming up to me and saying things, but now usually it’s because they recognize me, and they say nice things.