The contemporary hero, the mythical pattern in the imitation of whom we would live, remains as yet undefined. We have no hero; what is more to the point, we suspect hero worship.

Life is always at some turning point.

It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, a symbol rather than reason by which men are moved.

The best test of the quality of a civilization is the quality of its leisure.

Sophistication demands honesty; it does not require ill temper.

The discovery that the universe has no purpose need not prevent a human being from having one.

Many of our newly smart would rather be found murdering their children than being kind to their parents. They would prefer to be damned for rudeness than to be snickered at for courtesy.

The outlook for our country lies in the quality of its idleness.

God may still be in His Heaven, but there is more than sufficient evidence that all is not right with the world.

To the modern spirit, disillusioned, or at least unillusioned, the great evil to be avoided is sentimentality.

By the year 1982 the graduated income tax will have practically abolished major differences in wealth.

People can always say I don't look impressive enough, but they can't argue over how strong I am once I punch them in the face.

It's a delight to trust somebody so completely.

He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.

I love traveling, but I hate planes.

Seeking but not finding the house builder I travelled through life after life. How painful is repeated birth! House-builders, you have now been seen. You will not build the house again.

What's needed today, now, more than ever, is 'Star Peace' for there is an ominous, mutual threat to all science fiction. It's called 'Twilight'. And it is really, really bad.

Like the railroads that brought us together in the 19th century, these trails will bring us together in the 20th and 21st centuries. (at launch of the National Millennium Trails Program, 1999)

Our best chance for happiness is education.

It's been really nice to see different counties that I might never have visited before.

Our thoughts are a field of energy cycles, a mind field, and just by our thoughts alone we impact not only ourselves but those around us as well.