I believe in good. It is an ephemeral and elusive quality. It is the center of my beliefs, but it cannot be strengthened by talking about it.

The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.

Secrecy in science does not work. Withholding information does more damage to us than to our competitors.

There's no system foolproof enough to defeat a sufficiently great fool.

I believe in evil. It is the property of all those who are certain of truth. Despair and fanaticism are only differing manifestations of evil.

The extinction of the human race will come from its inability to EMOTIONALLY comprehend the exponential function.

Science attempts to find logic and simplicity in nature. Mathematics attempts to establish order and simplicity in human thought.

No endeavor that is worthwhile is simple in prospect; if it is right, it will be simple in retrospect.

We must learn to live with contradictions, because they lead to deeper and more effective understanding.

Had we not pursued the hydrogen bomb, there is a very real threat that we would now all be speaking Russian. I have no regrets.

I think that intellectuals who end up in hell will have to read page proofs and check indexes there.

Bravery is looking into her eyes without shivering and compromising.

'God is Love' means that He tries constantly to block your route to destruction.

The day I need a television puppet or clown to tell my children what's right and what's wrong, I'll bow out as a mother.

The community has no bribe that will tempt a wise man.

I lost part of myself to him then, and a soaring sense of freedom revealed that this must have been my purpose from the first: to become a part of Phineas.

I think when you're put into a completely different situation and environment, you really see who you are. You're not affected by what's around you. You are who you are.

Warning: Do not read this story right after eating. In fact, don't read it right before eating either. In fact, just to be safe, don't read this story if you're ever planning to eat again.

America is the greatest sin against God.

Move forward and let others do the same. Simple. This is a guiding principle everyone should have.

You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.