'I don't need brains, ' says the billionaire contemptuously. 'I'm brainy enough myself!' The broker cries out in desperation, 'What, in heaven's name, do you want?' 'Goodness, ' is the answer.

The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being.

The bond with a dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth can ever be.

There is no faith which has never yet been broken, except that of a truly faithful dog

The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift.

The truth about an animal is far more exciting and altogether more beautiful than all the myths woven about it.

Just thinking that my dog loves me more than I love him, I feel shame.

It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young.

Truth in science can be defined as the working hypothesis best suited to open the way to the next better one.

Humor and knowledge are the two great hopes of our culture.

The instinctive need to be the member of a closely knit group fighting for common ideals may grow so strong that it becomes inessential what these ideals are.

I love my career. It is a career. A difficult one that takes many hours and total dedication to my craft. It is also what I was born to do--tell stories and entertain.

Waiting is still an occupation. It is having nothing to wait for that is terrible.

It's totally freeing when I stay in tune with scripture. I don't have to worry if I miss a dive. I go into competition and it's like, "Praise God no matter what."

A little work, a little play, To keep us going - and so, good-day!

Shut up, be happy. Obey all orders without question. The happiness you have demanded is now mandatory.

The only way I've learned to change anyone's mind politically is to make them laugh. My whole career has been about that.

Credibility is a basic survival tool.

To move into the lead means making an act requiring fierceness and confidence. But fear must play some part...no relaxation is possible, and all discretion is thrown into the wind.

Sometimes the nicest thing to do with a guitar is just look at it.

How many fond fools serve mad jealousy!