There is no fundamental difference in the ways of thinking of primitive and civilized man. A close connection between race and personality has never been established.

If we were to select the most intelligent, imaginative, energetic, and emotionally stable third of mankind, all races would be present.

The behavior of an individual is determined not by his racial affiliation, but by the character of his ancestry and his cultural environment.

The existence of any pure race with special endowments is a myth, as is the belief that there are races all of whose members are foredoomed to eternal inferiority.

The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization

The passion for seeking the truth for truth's sake can be kept alive only if we continue to seek the truth for truth's sake.

No one has ever proved that a human being, through his descent from a certain group of people, must of necessity have certain mental characteristics.

The historical development of the work of anthropologists seems to single out clearly a domain of knowledge that heretofore has not been treated by any other science

I object to teaching of slogans intended to befog the mind, of whatever kind they may be

My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his intellectual freedom

We all know scientists who in private life do not come up to the standard of truthfulness, but who, nevertheless, would not consciously falsify the results of their researches

When you are aligned with the truth of who you truly are, then you experience bliss.

... you know my belief in bald-headed Fortune, with the one solitary hair. Well, I meant to grab that hair...

As long as people are talking instead of fighting, nobody loses very much blood—unless he happens to bite his tongue.

We are transformational beings gravitating closer to the light of oneness.

Now I wonder all the time how you go back after something like that. Whether we can ever be friends again, or if what we had is broken into pieces. Not because of her, but because of me.

I like to read books. I like to listen to music.

I was a very unique child.

The golden rule to apply in all such cases is resolutely to refuse to have what millions cannot.

At Microsoft, they all rock back and forth like Gates, they wear the same glasses, they have the same hair style. Maybe they grow them in tanks.

Well, I thought, last night I paid my dues. I faced death. Now I can stay.