Why should I be worried about dying? It's not going to happen in my lifetime!

Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements; they are the only ones which can correctly be labeled wrong.

I believe that either Jupiter has life or it doesn't. But I neither believe that it does, nor do I believe that it doesn't.

Humor could not flourish in a wholly serious and rational atmosphere.

All my life I have been intensely repelled by the idea of 'making an effort'. I hate this idea today as much as I did as a child. I don't know why I hate it so much; I just do.

I have free will, but not of my own choice. I have never freely chosen to have free will. I have to have free will, whether I like it or not!

There is nothing like a naturalistic orientation to dispel all these morbid thoughts of "sin" and "free will" and "moral responsibility.

Recently, someone asked me if I believed in astrology. He seemed somewhat puzzled when I explained that the reason I don't is that I'm a Gemini.

Metaphysical problems about "mind" versus "matter" arise only from epistemological confusions.

Why should I be worried about death?

Why do I act as I do? To tell you the truth, I have absolutely no idea why. It is simply my nature to act as I act, and that's all I can say.

Believe in yourself. Determined to pursue your goals.

We can always hate that which we loved, and with a fire as great as our love once was.

Any book which is at all important should be re-read immediately.

This cement can be used in any situation and for any purpose to which any other mortar or hydraulic cement can be applied. It does not become perfectly hard within one or two months.

To play a match for the World Championship is the cherished dream of every chess player.

Service of God consists in what we do to our neighbor.

Nothing is of greater importance in time of war than in knowing how to make the best use of a fair opportunity when it is offered.

Setting out rules for waging war (the Geneva Convention).

Don't tell yourself you don't need love just because it hasn't found you yet.

Whenever I heard the song of a bird and the answering call of its mate, I could visualize the notes in scale, all built up within my consciousness as a natural symphony.