What is funny about us is precisely that we take ourselves too seriously.

Ultimately evil is done not so much by evil people, but by good people who do not know themselves and who do not probe deeply.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Every experience proves that the real problem of our existence lies in the fact that we ought to love one another, but do not.

There was a time when I had all the answers. My real growth began when I discovered that the questions to which I had the answers were not the important questions.

It's always wise to seek the truth in our opponents' error, and the error in our own truth.

Nationalism: One of the effective ways in which the modern man escapes life's ethical problems.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Religion is so frequently a source of confusion in political life, and so frequently dangerous to democracy, precisely because it introduces absolutes into the realm of relative values.

Humor is a prelude to faith and laughter is the beginning of prayer.

Leave the door open for the unknown, the door into the dark. That’s where the most important things come from, where you yourself came from, and where you will go.

Art is a process, not a product.

Sometimes ones man's creativity is another machine's brute force analysis

When you have to make a choice and don't make it that is in itself a choice.

If Christ Himself needed to retire from time to time to the mountain-top to pray, lesser men need not be ashamed to acknowledge that necessity.

So much saintlike patience cannot be good for anyone.

In the Ford Motor Company, we emphasize service equally with sales.

If you're scientifically literate, the world looks very different to you, and that understanding empowers you.

Real comedy doesn't just make people laugh and think, but makes them laugh and change.

Breathe properly. Stay curious. And eat your beets.