When you lose the power to laugh, you lose your power to think straight.

A neurotic is a man who builds a castle in the air. A psychotic is the man who lives in it. A psychiatrist is the man who collects the rent.

It's always such a joy that you wake up in the morning and there's work to do.

The man who has everything figured out is probably a fool.

Is it possible to be overzealous, to destroy that which you hope to save-so that nothing is left but emptiness.

Darwin was Wrong! Man's still an ape.

All motion is relative. Maybe it's you who've moved away by standing still.

The whole point of writing is to have something in your gut or in your soul or in your mind that's burning to be written.

You must not demand the failure of your peers, because the more good things that are around in film, in television, in theater - why the better it is for all of us.

I think enthusiasm is the answer to passionate writing.

An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral. And the advance of man's knowledge is more of a miracle than any sticks turned to snakes, or the parting of waters!

Geniuses are the luckiest of mortals because what they must do is the same as what they most want to do.

I don't care about age very much.

We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate.

The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off the alternatives that destiny offers. Our survival is no more than a question of 25, 50 or perhaps 100 years.

When you have His joy in your heart, it doesn't necessarily mean your pain or hurt will be taken away. It means you'll be able to bear it.

We [Jews] have no other means of self-defense than our solidarity

Mathematics is a vast adventure; its history reflects some of the noblest thoughts of countless generations.

My motto is strong packaging, clear addressing.

It's the irrational things that interest me.

I just loved to play. I liked to study the other ballplayers. I could talk about it for ages, because I played professional ball for 20 years, and I was still learning when I quit.