I will give up my belief in evolution if someone finds a fossil rabbit in the Precambrian.

Money can buy a fine dog but it is kindness that makes him wag his tail.

Capitalism, though it may not always give the scientific worker a living wage, will always protect him, as being one of the geese which produce golden eggs for its table.

This is my prediction for the future: Whatever hasn't happened will happen, and no one will be safe from it.

Teleology is like a mistress to a biologist: he cannot live without her but he's unwilling to be seen with her in public.

Science is vastly more stimulating to the imagination than the classics.

The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact but as art-forms.

Christianity is haunted by the theory of a God with a craving for bloody sacrifices.

Reality is the cage of those who lack imagination.

There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god.

Would I lay down my life to save my brother? No, but I would to save two brothers or eight cousins.

Nothing brings to life again a forgotten memory like a fragrance.

Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations.

Rogues in rags are kept in countenance by rogues in ruffles.

There is no global anthem, no global currency, no certificate of global citizenship. We pledge allegiance to one flag, and that flag is the American flag.

Look at where I landed, you would think I planned it. I'm just doin me and you can never understand it.

Good manners reflect something from inside-an innate sense of consideration for others and respect for self.

Now my record deal helps me to do things for free or give more time to my community than I could otherwise.

I will not vote against the truths of the multiplication table.

Well, I love fishing. I wouldn't kill a fly myself but I've no hesitation in killing a fish. A lot of men are like that. No bother. Out you come. Thump. And that's not the only reason.

Just because people are in authority, if it doesn't seem right, don't do it. If it violates your own principles, don't do it.