Peace is an extension of war by political means. Plenty of elbow-room is pleasanter -- and much safer.

If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.

All experiences exist in one time frame.

The first thing to know about playing baseball in Michigan is, Michigan's really cold.

I'd traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to.

I wanted to be a radio announcer.

My first occupation was to map the country.

It's unexpected for women's issues to be brought up in places other than women's centers on college campuses or crisis places.

There is no Death,/What seems so is transition.

Like the early days of the Internet, the dawn of personal genomics promises benefits and pitfalls that no one can foresee.