"The forceps of our minds are clumsy forceps, and crush the truth a little in taking hold of it."

"The past is but the beginning of a beginning."

"Religion is pickled God."

"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race."

"It becomes a bore doing imaginative books that do not touch imaginations, and at length one stops even planning them."

"The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow."

"Those who try to give us advice on matters of human rights do nothing but provoke an ironic smile among us. We will not permit anyone to interfere in our affairs."

"PHONOGRAPH, n. An irritating toy that restores life to dead noises."

"The crux... is that the vast majority of the mass of the universe seems to be missing."

"How to win a case in court: If the law is on your side, pound on the law; if the facts are on your side, pound on the facts; if neither is on your side, pound on the table."

"Look before you leap."

"You find the meaning in life by giving yourself away not by satisfying yourself. The most gratifying thing, at 73 years old, is to be able to think that your life was used to help others."