Life is not found in atoms or molecules or genes as such, but in organization; not in symbiosis but in synthesis.

Freedom is one of the principal goals of human endeavor, but the best use man can make of his freedom is to place limitations upon it.

When they were partially up the stairs and mostly out of earshot, Sin looked at Boyd again. 'Don't get killed or I'll be very annoyed with you.

We should learn to savor some moments to let time feel worth existing

I am mainly concerned with unqualified knowledge, by contrast with the varieties of expert knowledge: scientific knowledge of various sorts, legal knowledge, medically expert knowledge, and so on.

The world resembles a stage on which every man is playing a part.

Everybody feels he has a right to a life of luxury - or at least comfort - so there's a lot of frustration and resentment when the dream craps out.

169 House Democrats signed a letter to the President-elect [Donald Trump] urging him to "rescind this appointment [of Steve Bannon ] immediately."

It's really wonderful to be able to be nobody, and then have a moment when I can be somebody, and then go right back to being nobody again.

A goat's a goat. Whether you sauté or barbeque it, it's still a goat.

Humanity looks to works of art to shed light upon its path and its destiny.

I try to address my audiences intelligently. The man in the street counts, but sometimes he forgets that he counts.