My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his intellectual freedom

If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present.

The behavior of an individual is determined not by his racial affiliation, but by the character of his ancestry and his cultural environment.

The existence of any pure race with special endowments is a myth, as is the belief that there are races all of whose members are foredoomed to eternal inferiority.

The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization

The passion for seeking the truth for truth's sake can be kept alive only if we continue to seek the truth for truth's sake.

No one has ever proved that a human being, through his descent from a certain group of people, must of necessity have certain mental characteristics.

There is no fundamental difference in the ways of thinking of primitive and civilized man. A close connection between race and personality has never been established.

The historical development of the work of anthropologists seems to single out clearly a domain of knowledge that heretofore has not been treated by any other science

I object to teaching of slogans intended to befog the mind, of whatever kind they may be

We all know scientists who in private life do not come up to the standard of truthfulness, but who, nevertheless, would not consciously falsify the results of their researches

Anyone with half a mind could see that, " said Tiffany.Miss Tick sighed. "Yes. But sometimes it's so hard to find half a mind when you need one.

Who will you choose to have your back?

Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire.A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

He didn’t care if I hated him, only that I did as I was told.

It's really cool when a guy tips 20 per cent quickly and effortlessly so that when the check comes, he opens it and signs his name and done.

There are visible and invisible dictators. The power structure of world football is monarchical. It's the most secret kingdom in the world.

Here, whatever is not boring is not English.

Godly people are waiting for the Lord; therefore they live, therefore they are saved, therefore they receive what has been promised.

My veins do not end in me but in the unanimous blood of those who struggle for life, love, things, landscape and bread, the poetry of all.

From our point of view, the most exciting thing would be if we discovered something really fundamental in our understanding was just off a bit - and that now we have a chance to revisit it