Anything that gives us new knowledge gives us an opportunity to be more rational.
You can never be overdressed or overeducated.
If you find yourself in a fair fight, you should reexamine your tactics.
Every cause produces more than one effect.
The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.
That rifle on the wall of the labourer’s cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.
I am heartened to find so much wit in you, that you’d give thought to consequences and choose your way with reason, not passion only.
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.