Nothing has to be true, but everything has to sound true..

The Tyranni rule fifty worlds; they are outnumbered hundreds to one. In such a position, simple force is insufficient. Devious methods, intrigue, ass….

Surely, if we take on thinking partners - or, at the least, thinking servants - in the form of machines, we will be more comfortable with them, and w….

Naturally, since [the Sumerians] didn't know what caused the flood anymore than we do, they blamed the gods. (That's the advantage of religion. You'r….

Speech as known to us was unnecessary. A fragment of a sentence amounted almost to a long-winded redundancy. A gesture, a grunt, the curve of a facia….

If you suspect that my interest in the Bible is going to inspire me with sudden enthusiasm for Judaism and make me a convert of mountain-moving fervo….

I consider violence an uneconomical way of attaining an end. There are always better substitutes, though they may sometimes be a little less direct..

If there is a category of human being for whom his work ought to speak for itself, it is the writer..

The temptation was great to muster what force we could and put up a fight. It's the easiest way out, and the most satisfactory to self-respect--but, ….

Meanwhile, fears of universal disaster sank to an all time low over the world..

Every religion seems like a fantasy to outsiders, but as holy truth to those of the faith..

It is change continuing change, inevitable change that is the dominant factor in society today..

Democracy cannot survive overpopulation..

It is the nature of the mind that makes individuals kin, and the differences in the shape, form or manner of the material atoms out of whose intricat….

I prefer rationalism to atheism. The question of God and other objects-of-faith are outside reason and play no part in rationalism, thus you don't ha….

Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers..

The Earth faces environmental problems right now that threaten the imminent destruction of civilization and the end of the planet as a livable world.….

In my life there have been several individuals whose presence made it easier for me to think, pleasanter to make my responses..

Was there anything more exciting in life than seeking answers?.

Politically popular speech has always been protected: even the Jews were free to say ‘Heil Hitler.’.

Where any answer is possible, all answers are meaningless..