It is easier for a man to burn down his own house than to get rid of his prejudices.

Knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom.

Cease to be ruled by dogmas and authorities; look at the world!

The strongest arguments prove nothing so long as the conclusions are not verified by experience. Experimental science is the queen of sciences and the goal of all speculation.

To ask the proper question is half of knowing.

Argument is conclusive, but it does not remove doubt.

A man is crazy who writes a secret in any other way than one which will conceal it from the vulgar.

Mathematics is the gate and key to science.

A little learning is a dangerous thing but none at all is fatal.

The conquest of learning is achieved through the knowledge of languages.

All science requires mathematics.

You don't blame your shadow for the shape of your body, just the same, don't blame others for the shape of your experience.

Your perception of your dream changes as you walk toward it.

Was this the stupidest thing I had ever done? Maybe, maybe not. Top ten, at least.

I want to make clear that we respect the role of government in our legal andeconomic system.

Who you are moment to moment is just a story.

Nothing is etched in stone in tennis until the final point has been played. That's why we watch.

When it comes time to write the book itself I'll shut the lights out, picture the scene I'm about to write then close my eyes and go at it. Yes, I can touch type.

I'm a meathead, man. You've got smart people, and you've got dumb people. I just happen to be dumb.

Everybody wants to be somebody. Everybody wants to be noticed. Everybody wants to be somebody important. Importance is just treating people good. That's important.

The Christian religion is hopeless without the Holy Ghost.