And I'm a stodgy old scientist who believes, naively, that there exists an external world, that there exist objective truths about that world, and that my job is to discover some of them.

Anyone who believes that the laws of physics are mere social conventions is invited to try transgressing those conventions from the windows of my apartment. (I live on the twenty-first floor).

A mode of thought does not become 'critical' simply by attributing that label to itself, but by virtue of its content.

Why should self-indulgent nonsense - whatever its professed political orientation - be lauded as the height of scholarly achievement?

Keep away from the kinship of the individuals who continually ask and examine the imperfections of others.

Your education is one of the greatest treasures you can ever acquire and something no one can ever take away from you.

Trust in Allah but tie your camel first.

I figure if I keep my health, I have no intention of retiring. I love to work. I want to be like Bob Hope.

If he has a conscience he will suffer for his mistake. That will be his punishment-as well as the prison.

I choose not to make a graveyard of my body for the rotting corpses of dead animals.

It is my belief that one's salary is between an individual and the IRS.

My mother is very ideologically based, and her ideology is much more important in many ways than her personal relationships.

One key to success is to have lunch at the time of day most people have breakfast.

I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does.