Quotes

I will call no being good who is not what I mean when I apply that epithet to my fellow creatures; and if such a creature can sentence me to hell for not so calling him so then to hell I will go.
Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck.
Morality is a disease which progresses in three stages: virtue-boredom-syphilis.
More look up and admire the stars. A champion climbs a mountain and grabs one.
More than iron, more than lead, more than gold, I need electricity; I need it for my dreams.

The Policeman's Beard

Most men define marriage as a very expensive way to get your laundry done free.
Most men take the straight and narrow. A few take the road less traveled. I chose to cut through the woods.
Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand.
Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on the dark corners where troubles fester. The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
Most people can't think, most of the remainder won't think, the small fraction who do think mostly can't do it very well. The extremely tiny fraction who think regularly, accurately, creatively, and without self-delusion-in the long run these are the only people who count.

Time Enough For Love

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