"When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also admit that some things are much more nearly certain than others."

"Whereas in art nothing worth doing can be done without genius, in science even a very moderate capacity can contribute to a supreme achievement."

"Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact."

"Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man."

"The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."

"Many people would sooner die than think; In fact, they do so."

"Courage is a special kind of knowledge; the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared."

"We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others."

"PREDICAMENT, n. The wage of consistency."

"Examples is more forcible than precept. People look at my six days in the week to see what I mean on the seventh."

"I believe that [everyone] is the keeper of a dream - and by tuning into one another's secret hopes, we can become better friends, better partners, better parents, and better lovers."

"Some people are that - more than a parent, more than a role model, more than anything less than a religion."