The present basic philosophy is nuclear deterrence.

But scientists on both sides of the iron curtain played a very significant role in maintaining the momentum of the nuclear arms race throughout the four decades of the Cold War.

I did not imagine that the second half of my life would be spent on efforts to avert a mortal danger to humanity created by science.

But the nuclear powers still cling tenaciously to their weapons.

The cold war is over, but cold war thinking survives.

I saw science as being in harmony with humanity.

I appeal to my fellow scientists to remember their responsibility to humanity.

My third appeal is to my fellow citizens in all countries: Help us to establish lasting peace in the world.

Indeed, the very first resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations - adopted unanimously - called for the elimination of nuclear weapons.

This is the reality of nuclear weapons: they may trigger a world war; a war which, unlike previous ones, destroys all of civilization.

Long before the terrifying potential of the arms race was recognized, there was a widespread instinctive abhorrence of nuclear weapons, and a strong desire to get rid of them.

May we always be burdened with thinking of the suffering of others, for that is what it means to be human.

I do what I feel, that's all. I am an ordinary photographer working for his own pleasure. That's all I've ever done.

Racing shirts should be sold on big, thick rolls like paper towels.

When you part from your friend, you grieve not; For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.

Guys understand a waistline. They understand a silhouette.

For a small moment, I fix my eyes on his, telling him silently everything that I'll never say to him aloud.

Who would complain if God allowed one hour of suffering in an entire lifetime of comfort? Why complain about a lifetime that includes suffering when that lifetime is a mere hour of eternity?

It is from our enemies that we often gain excellent maxims, and are frequently surprised into reason by their mistakes.