Self-restraint may be alien to the human temperament, but humanity without restraint will dig its own grave.

The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future.

All great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction.

Euthanasia ... is simply to be able to die with dignity at a moment when life is devoid of it.

The more people are reached by mass communication, the less they communicate with each other.

People on horses look better than they are. People in cars look worse than they are.

The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an effort to be sustained. By the age of fifty you have made yourself what you are, and if it is good, it is better than your youth.

In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not.

The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control their emotions by the application of reason.

The barbarian weapon is fission: the splitting asunder. It has been perfected for death. Our only weapon is fusion: an imperfect process still, though designed for life.

Money is not an aphrodisiac: the desire it may kindle in the female eye is more for the cash than the carrier.

The art of writing involves making as many cups of tea as you can in the time available for writing. Then adding extra time for writing...

A man may study because his brain is hungry for knowledge, even Bible knowledge. But he prays because his soul is hungry for God.

Hope is the anchor for the heart.

You don't have to live in a garage to write great poetry.

I intend to stay on her like hair on soap.

It is okay to ask for help. I give help when others need it, and ask for help when I need it.

Man's upward progress means ever increasing difficulty, which is to be welcomed.

Most of the money I make now comes from investments from CrunchFund. And the vast majority of that is what's called carried interest.

I like to have nice conversations with a man that teach me something, make me mad, make me curious. Then I find him attractive.

Yoga is really trying to liberate us from ... shame about our bodies. To love your body is a very important thing - I think the health of your mind depends on your being able to love your body.