Before Man goes to the stars he should learn how to live on Earth .

It is only of life on Earth, however, that one can speak with any certainty. It seems to me that all life on Earth, the sum total of life upon the Earth, has purpose.

Much of what we see in the universe ... starts out as imaginary. Often you must imagine something before you can come to terms with it.

These are the stories the Dogs tell, when the fires burn high and the wind is from the north.

Time is still the great mystery to us. It is no more than a concept; we don't know if it even exists.

Without consciousness and intelligence, the universe would lack meaning.

If mankind were to continue in other than the present barbarism, a new path must be found, a new civilization based on some other method than technology

It would seem to me that by the time a race has achieved deep space capability it would have matured to a point where it would have no thought of dominating another intelligent species.

Inside the time bubble we do not age. We age only when we are outside of it.

When I talk of the purpose of life, I am thinking not only of human life, but of all life on Earth and of the life which must exist upon other planets throughout the universe.

Here lies one from a distant star, but the soil is not alien to him, for in death he belongs to the universe.

A kiss is only as sweet as the heart that gives it.

When the heart hurts, tears find their way.

If you aren't rich you should always look useful.

Those who own much have much to fear.

I wrap my heart in yours, placing divulged faith in the whole of your being, wistfully awaiting the trumpet you return.

Don't fight with the pillow, but lay down your head And kick every worriment out of the bed.

Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.

No matter how many people are screaming your name or how many Number One hits you have, you can still wake up and feel like a loser.

Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what's really there.

The essence of this law is that you must think abundance; see abundance, feel abundance, believe abundance. Let no thought of limitation enter your mind.