Essentially, almost all humans are born with a fear of the unknown. It casts a pall of anxiety which pushes us into the arms of religions and soothsayers and their made-up answers.

Humanity's greatest achievement will come when the happiness of some will no longer be the sadness of others.

Given the level of understanding and the fact that they believed already in a set of myths and superstitions, it was the easiest and fastest way to proceed.

You are in good shape for a dead man.

This is not just "our" world.

If you are resolute to go, I will not stop you. But I hope I’m making the right decision.

Men are creatures of invention and are usually determined not to accept no for an answer.

Dying on your own terms, this is the greatest gift anyone can bestow upon a mortal man.

You cannot conceive, nor can I, of the appalling strangeness of the mercy of God.

I guess I like things that take time and attention. More worthwhile that way.

Do you feel cold and lost in desperation? You build up hope, but failure’s all you’ve known Remember all the sadness and frustration And let it go. Let it go

Yeah. Of course I can do simple math. I graduated high school, ya know.”“What an accomplishment. No one has ever done that before.

When love enters your heart, hate is given an eviction notice.

We are, at least in part, who we remember ourselves to be. Take away our memories, and you take away our selves.

Give away everything you have learned. If for no other reason, do it selfishly; in order to get more, you must give more.

We need to build a wall...I don't mind having a big beautiful door in that wall...

Do not waste this life in vain pursuits.

Mothers and unmarried women and married women, they're all welcomed in the Trump White House, and he's made that very clear to me.